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| | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 33 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 33 | Greetings Bolters.
Sorry for stupid questions. I started my project with a rusted chassis and have built up from there but I have a running engine and a cab and starting to make real progress.
I'm wondering where the oil pressure line enters the 216 engine. It is a 1948 engine on a 1950 chassis. On the drivers side, forward, there is a fitting beneath an oil pump plate with three screws behind the exhaust pipe. There is a second fitting farther back beneath an external copper pipe that exits and re-enters the engine. This area is behind the accelerator rod, etc. Both of these look like they would accept the fitting on the oil pressure copper tubing.
The truck is 1948 (216 engine) 1950 (chassis) 1/2 ton 3100. I do not have an oil filter.
Thanks in advance!
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 240 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 240 | Flyer, What you've located is the oil transfer manifold (the plate with the three screws behind the exhaust manifold) and the oil transfer tube which delivers oil to the overhead. The transfer tube connects to a fitting adjacent/rear of the plate, makes a short "U-turn" and enters the blockto pass through the water jacket and into the pushrod cavity on the opposite side of the block. From there, the tube runs up alongside the pushrods and into the head where it connects to the rocker shaft assembly. If this jumper tube is missing, you need to install a new tube: see this description in the manual for "oil distributor to rocker shaft pipe" and here for the part from a vendor. The fitting for the oil pressure gage connection is farther down the block, forward of the flywheel housing, near the water jacket drain. I've recently made this repair. It's not too difficult. Have fun. Bill
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | I'm not sure about all years of the 216 but my '38 is aft of the throttle linkage. You can see here where it's T'd into the oil filter feed line.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 33 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 33 | Awesome!
Very helpful.
My oil transfer tube is intact.
Sounds like the oil pressure tubing connects just to the rear of that farther back on the engine.
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