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| | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 190 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 190 | Okay I am stuck. When I got my truck the oil pressure gauge was never hooked up. I have searched the web over the past few days trying to see where I pick up my oil pressure connection on the engine to the gauge. Not finding a lot of anything. The motor is actually a 42, 216. [IMG] http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n142/DCINSC/37%20CHEVY%20REBUILD/DSC08506.jpg[/IMG] | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,836 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,836 | Behind the spring that's hanging down off the throttle linkage in your picture, there's a plugged port. The oil pressure gauge attaches there. If you choose to install an oil filter, the supply line to the filter attaches at the same spot, by using a T fitting. To the lower left of the sheet metal oil distributor plate, there's another fitting for the oil filter return line.
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 190 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 190 | Thanks Hotrod Lincoln, Better to be sure than not. I don't plan on running an oil filter. I have read that they are pretty much useless with low pressure systems and I am real religious about oil changes. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,836 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,836 | Actually, the bypass filter does a better job of straining the gunk out of the oil than a full-flow because the filter element can have a tighter weave. It doesn't have to pass enough oil to keep the bearings lubed. The oil just gets filtered a little at a time instead of all the oil going to the bearings getting strained before it gets there. An ideal system would be a full-flow filter to catch the rocks, marbles, and big chunks, and a bypass filter to really clean things up. Cummins and most Detroit diesel engines are set up that way.
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 190 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 190 | Thanks I will make note of that by printing your reply. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 | yes the filter does a better job of filtering the 5% or so of the oil that actually makes it through the filter the problem lies with the 95% that doesn't go through the filter. ( I may have my percentages off, but the problem is the same) | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | yes the filter does a better job of filtering the 5% or so of the oil that actually makes it through the filter the problem lies with the 95% that doesn't go through the filter. ( I may have my percentages off, but the problem is the same) About 5% of the oil might make it to/through the by-pass filter as the oil circulates through the lubrication system (5% of the oil that passes by the port to the filter cansiter). However, over time, 100% of the oil will eventually go through the by-pass filter canister. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 |
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