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And, I believe without the OPTIONAL filter, the recommended oil change interval is every 1,000 miles versus every 2,000 miles with the filter. If you're like me and you only drive it about once a week and for occasional hauling, changing the oil every 1,000 miles is no big deal.

The weight of the oil that you need to use will vary depending on the weather (okay, specifically the temperature ). You'll need a lighter weight oil when the temperature and the birds head south, if you live where they actually have a winter season. If you plan on working on this truck yourself, I recommend getting a repro shop manual. It should have all you need to know about performing everything from regular maintenance upto rebuilding an engine or transmission. Among the maintenance items will be recommended oil change intervals and weight of oil required, based on expected temperature range.

Psubrewno, Vintage Truck magazine has a great spot on oil filters in the August 06 issue.
I think its worth checking out.

It will also tell you about what sort of gearbox grease you should put into your gearbox and differential and when (temperature-wise).

It's nearly indispensible, that shop manual.

You must never , _EVER_ put greasae into the tranny , rear end or steering box ! these were all designed for Hypoid 90W , you can use 80-90W Hypoid .

If your truck still has the Torque Tube you may find a Zerk fitting on top of the u-joint bell , this was for factory fill of 90W gear oil , DO NOT put grease in there ! .

If you want to see a shot of the oil filter set up on these trucks look at the link in my signature. The picture of the engine shows the oil filter. It's foward and outboard (in the foreground of the picture) of the carb. It looks like it has a yellow band around it. I haven't torn it apart so I can't give you specifics of the set up but that will at least give you a visual of it. Have fun with your truck and get that shop manual - it really is indispensible.

vwnate1: I am not as stupid as I look.

80w90, 80w, and 90w are known amongst the farmers and mechanics of my area as "Gearbox Grease". Go into ANY FLAPS or Tractor/Implement supply store in northwest lower Michigan and ask for "Gearbox Grease" and they will take you right over to the area where they keep the Hypoid Lubricants.

Also: Steering boxes do not use 90w Hypoid. There was a lubricant of much higher viscosity that was widely available back then that is not so widely available now.

The only place that I know of to get it is Penrite Oil. The product is called "Steering Box Lube" and is for use in "veteran" steering boxes. They do not recommend using it in Rack and pinion setups. It is found at www.classicautolubes.com . Several 'bolters swear by it, and it costs about $12 (which includes shipping) for half a liter.

I have heard that John Deere makes a steering box lubricant that is the proper weight, but I don't know what the model number is.

The steering box lubricant is a water resistant 200W "pourable" grease/oil that maintains its viscosity at relatively high temperatures (at least that's what I've read). Castrol also makes a grease for track vehicles that is supposed to work though I can't remember the name. I belive that they sell it mainly down under in Australia and New Zealand based on their website info.

A common problem (one I have had myself) is steering box leakage due to improper weight of steering box lubricant. Once I put the correct weight of lubricant in the seepage stopped.

Back to your original question, don't waste your money on the manifold mounted oil filter but rather find a full flow filter and install that on your truck and only if you plan to use it as a daily driver.

There is tons of info in the forums on both type filters and how to install them so I would suggest doing a search by clicking the search button at the top of the page type in "oil filter" and wait for the search to find your search results. You can find lots of good tips on any subject by doing a search.

My conclusion would be that a bypass filter is better than nothing but not as efficient as a full flow filter.

WELCOME TO THE BOLT!!!!! Hobert

Good to see Nate lurkin' around these parts!!! Nate, you keepin' them in line over at the Old Trucks list?

So how many Zerk fittings are on a '54 truck anyway? :p

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