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| | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 125 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 125 | I changed oil in my '59 235 and only got 4 1/2 quarts in (with filter) when it read full. I think I have the wrong dipstick as the pump wouldnt push consistant pressure till I put in another quart. Now it reads way over full but has steady 45 lbs pressure. Anyone have a picture and dimensions of the correct one????
'58 3600 350/4-sp/stepside/big window cab
'59 3100 235/4-sp/stepside
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 125 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 125 | dimensions of mine are 15 1/2" overall (bottom to the stop)...1 1/4' from bottom to add line, 5/8" more to the full line. The tube it goes in is 7" from base at block to top of tube......
anyone??
'58 3600 350/4-sp/stepside/big window cab
'59 3100 235/4-sp/stepside
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 | Well now, ain't this interestin'? The tube on my '54 is only 6 1/2" long. All other measurements are the same as above except the distance between "add" and "full" is 1/2". | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 187 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 187 | You might want to check your pickup tube on your oil pump.I had one come off and my oil pressure acted just like yours.
Floyd
_____________ Floyd If we choose being kind over being right,we will be right every time. Knowledge is a poor substitute for experience. Remember what is precious to another, may not be to you, but it is precious nonetheless. 1948 Chevy 2-Ton | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 236 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 236 | On my 58, the tube is 6 3/4 inches long (though it could have been 7 as I didn't lean all the way into the engine bay to read it), the dipstick is 16 inches from tip to stop, the low mark is 1 1/4 inces from the tip, and the full mark is 5/8 inches from the low mark.
58 Fleetside, 235, "The Old Buckin' Bronco"
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | I agree with tntrucknut. You should have full and steady pressure with only a couple of quarts. You're sucking air somewhere below the overfull level (oilpump pick-up tube),
Scott | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 | yep pull the pan and have a look then see if your stick reaches the pan | | |
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