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Re: [oletrucks] 235 oiling ?

To: "Rob J." <rjjmsj@earthlink.net>, "_Oletrucks"
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 235 oiling ?
From: "Allen Jones" <jonesal@u.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 10:19:10 -0800
Hi Rob,

What year truck are you working on (or what year are striving for
originality) and what is the casting number of the head you have?  This
information will help to better answer your question.

Allen in Seattle
'50 3100

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob J." <rjjmsj@earthlink.net>
To: "_Oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 235 oiling ?


> I think I may have given the wrong idea of what I need.  I already have
the
> modified external line from the "T" fitting the oil pressure guage is
hooked
> into...the line from there runs around the block to the other side and
> enters mid block near the top to provide oil to the rockers.  What I am
> wanting, is a picture of the setup that is supposed to be in place behind
> the lifter cover.  All I have behind mine, is the plugged point (the
picture
> I put the link to, has arrows to show what is going on and what is, I
think,
> missing)...ie. no line whatsoever...and what I'd like to do, is to try to
> eliminate the external line and do it the way it was intended to be
done...
>
> A couple of others have also offered advise on how to do the external
line,
> so you aren't the only one who misunderstood what I wanted....so I'm sure
it
> is my fault for not describing better.
>
> Anyway, what I need, is information on the way the engine was originally
> intended to provide oil to the rockers (my belief, is there is supposed to
> be some type of a feed line behind the lifters cover, and THAT is what I
> need information on).
>
> Rob
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Mike Baggese
>   To: _Oletrucks ; Rob J.
>   Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 5:41 PM
>   Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 235 oiling ?
>
>
>     Rob,
>
>     My digi camera is a el-cheeeeepo, and my '59 is put away with
low-light
>   conditions, so  I won't be able to take a pic that'd be worth wasting
>   bandwidth to send you.
>
>     I can take a look at it tomorrow and explain the routing for you...not
>   too difficult as I recall, the input to the oil filter is tee'ed off
with
>   3/16th? copper tubing and routed up with the fuel line in front of the
>   head, around to the side of the head.
>
>     I'll do a re-check tomorrow and let you know for sure...need to fire
the
>   old beast up anyways.
>
>
>   > [Original Message]
>   > From: Rob J. <rjjmsj@earthlink.net>
>   > To: _Oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>    > Date: 2/9/02 8:55:44 AM
>   > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 235 oiling ?
>   >
>   > Any chance you (or anyone else), can send me a digital picture of the
>   setup?
>   > rjjmsj@earthlink.net
>   >   ----- Original Message -----
>   >   From: Mike Baggese
>   >   To: _Oletrucks ; _Old-chevy-truck ; Rob J.
>   >   Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 12:00 AM
>   >   Subject: RE: [oletrucks] 235 oiling ?
>   >
>   >
>   >   My understanding is that it was a "mechanic mod" at first.  Then
> later,
>   >   either the dealers or the factory did the work.
>   >
>   >     I have it on my '59 235, but it's not been done on a '55 or '56
235
> I
>   >   have in the barn.
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >   > [Original Message]
>   >   > From: Rob J. <rjjmsj@earthlink.net>
>   >   > To: _Old-chevy-truck <old-chevy-truck@onelist.com>; _Oletrucks
>   >   <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>   >    > Date: 2/9/02 7:58:40 AM
>   >   > Subject: [oletrucks] 235 oiling ?
>   >   >
>   >   > I seem to recall from a previous thread, that there is supposed to
> be
>   an
>   >   > oiling line behind the tappet cover.  I finally had a reason to
> remove
>   > my
>   >   > cover, and took a picture (see link below).  What I don't recall,
is
>   >   whether
>   >   > or not this line was present in ALL 235 engines regardless of
> whether
>   or
>   >   not
>   >   > they were solid or hydraulic, or maybe only present in those with
>   solid
>   >   > lifters, but not hydraulics (and vice versa), or maybe only in
> certain
>   >   > years.  In the picture, the green arrow points to a plug in what I
>   > suspect
>   >   > is an oil gallery going to the rocker arms, but in my case, is
> plugged
>   > off
>   >   > and not being used.  I would think that somewhere in the yellow
>   >   highlighted
>   >   > area, should be another plug, but in my case, there is nothing,
ie.
>   not
>   >   > holes that I can see.  I have had to route an external oil line
from
>   the
>   >   > rear of the block on the opposite side, around the back of the
> block,
>   > and
>   >   > plumb it into the rocker arm oiling setup at the green arrow.
While
>   > this
>   >   > end-around approach has worked and gets good oil to the rockers,
as
>   long
>   >   as
>   >   > I have the engine down and being worked on, I thought that maybe I
>   could
>   >   fix
>   >   > the lack of the oil line behind the cover.  If anyone knows what
>   should
>   > be
>   >   > there, and whether or not I could maybe tap a line in by drilling
> into
>   > the
>   >   > yellow area and tapping the hole for a fitting, or knows of anyway
> to
>   > get
>   >   > rid of the external oil line, I would appreciate discussing this
> with
>   > you.
>   >   >
>   >   > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/files/Image07a.jpg
>   >   > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
>   1959
>   >
>   >
>   >   --- Mike
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>   >   oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
>   > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
1959
>
>
>   --- Mike
>   --- passnb4u@earthlink.net
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> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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