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#26309 05/17/2002 2:33 AM | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 13 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 13 | i have seen in some books that the top of a 55 2nd series chevy pickups oil filter housing top cover is orange does any one know what color the base and lid are supposed to be i am trying to go original thanks | | |
#26310 05/17/2002 12:21 PM | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 146 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 146 | All the ones i've seen ,the lids and bases are black.
if it dosen't need fixed, break it
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#26311 05/17/2002 2:15 PM | Joined: May 2002 Posts: 44 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2002 Posts: 44 | Fram Orange is the color that you'll want. I have seen both orange tops and black cans. And orange cans with orange bottoms. If you have a black can and a black lid, the accessory was an aftermarket brand other than Fram. If the dealer installed the oil filter accessory way back when, then they may have installed the orange assembly as Fram and AC were the brands of choice. If you at least paint the lid orange and get the decals for the lid from any of the AD truck supply houses, it will look sharp. Good Luck. 
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#26312 05/17/2002 3:47 PM | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 265 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 265 | Fittyfive:
All of the oil canisters that I have seen on these engines are either an AC, or Fram. Mostly Frams. I found that Chevy engine orange is just about as close to the Fram orange as you can get. That orange is available at almost all auto parts stores or from restoration paint places. All of the Fram canisters I have seen have a orange base and black lid. As someone else mentioned, you can get the origial Fram decal set from a Chevrolet reproduction parts place. I have also found that if you use an oil pan plug washer on the top, it wont scratch up your new paint as much when you tightent the top bolt down. Just something to think about.
Rugo
53 Chevy 3100
Smokem if you got em.
Steve Rugg
53 3100
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#26313 05/17/2002 6:50 PM | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | The Chevrolet optional AC oil filter has colors and decals that are different from FRAM. The AC colors and decals changed in 1954. AC oil filter colors - '54 and later (?): orange top with blue canister. The colors at in this picture are worn but they give you the idea: http://home.nycap.rr.com/lederman/images/54oilfilter.jpg Tim | | |
#26314 05/17/2002 8:18 PM | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 587 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 587 | Yep! Orange top and blue housing on my 54 too! Just paint it pretty, whatever color you like, it will be nice! Chrome it? 
G.L. Grumpy's
Old Iron Ranch
Huntington, IN 46750
MM R tractor, Speedex
and Power King tractors
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#26315 05/17/2002 8:56 PM | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 | The picture of that can looks like the blue/green - green/blue color I found my 54 engine block to be painted with. It looks to be the original paint.
It is not the grey or the blue we would normally expect.
54 3100 with 235
62 flatbed dump C60 with 261
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