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I am installing a original type AC oil filter on my 53 powerglide 235. my question is the engine has never had a filter installed ever, the oil used has always been non detergent, what is the best procedure to follow after installing a filter for the first time ? I am afraid to switch to a modern type of oil for fear of loosining up all the sludge in the engine ? Should I drop the pan and start cleaning it up before I switch oil or just change the element often.....thx gmguy

stick with the non detergent. just cleaning the pan might work. but that's a lot of work.if there is a major overhaul in the future wait till then to swicth oil. if not proceed with caution!busting all that sludge loose at one time can make for a over haul well before planed,and the modern oil will brake it loose.

Thanks Floyd, I will check the filter often to see how much trash is being filtered out of the oil.

just for a test you can pull your dizzy, and make a tool out of a big sloted screw driver that you can insert in to your oil pump and preserize your oil system with a drill. pull your valve cover and you can look at you your oil flow to your vavle train and oil gage. thus testing your oil filter for proper flow and volume.if your bypass fails you'll know it.Ive seen modern filter's split at the seams after swicthing from non detergent to detergent oil. thus catastrophic failure can be advioded.I use this when ever I put a new motor together pe oiling is cheap insureance!

Thanks for the advise ......gmguy