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| | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 | Is this the way that the rocker arm oiler should look on a full pressure 235? Looks like it has been cut, similar to threads that I read about splash oiler 235s. Oil does not come out of the cut end - at idle or at higher revs. Oil flows to the rockers. Block: '54 235 - date code B264, Feb 26, 1954 Head: 3836848, GM20 - date code L229, Dec 22, 1959 > Passenger side view> Front view> Driver side view> VideoThanks for your help,
- Lonnie My '54 3104Photos that I have shared on Stovebolt via PhotoBucket are no longer available. Please contact me if you want a photo from an old post. lonniecook [at] aol [dot] com. I sold my '54 3104 12/12/2017, but I still visit Stovebolt. OLD STUFF ... houses, furniture, cars, wine ... I love it all | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,907 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,907 | I've seen 2 types. I didn't make notes on where these came from (older 235, 235 "848"head or 261). Maybe some can better ID them. Rocker Arm Oilers - -
1948 3/4-Ton 5-Window Flatbed Chevrolet 34 Years. Now with a '61 261, 848 head, Rochester Monojet carb, SM420 4-speed, 4.10 rear, dual reservoir MC, Bendix up front, 235/85R16 tires, 12-volt w/alternator, electric wipers and a modern radio in the glove box.
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | here is my 54 235(car) ...pic... At least you will have no trouble accessing the head bolt for your re-torque Nice video | | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 | Wally and Gus - Thanks for the pics. > Wally - Mine looks pretty much like the one on the left in your picture. The one on the right kinda looks like the one in the diagram in the Shop Manual.> Gus - Looks like yours feeds from the bottom. The video helped me see more than I could see when watching it in person. Must have been a more than one style of oiler. I guess this is one worry that I can put aside!
- Lonnie My '54 3104Photos that I have shared on Stovebolt via PhotoBucket are no longer available. Please contact me if you want a photo from an old post. lonniecook [at] aol [dot] com. I sold my '54 3104 12/12/2017, but I still visit Stovebolt. OLD STUFF ... houses, furniture, cars, wine ... I love it all | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 388 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 388 | The 1959 Shop Manual Supplement shows the crimped-off rocker arm oiler. Many of the earlier type (as shown in the 1954 manual) were crimped in an attempt to force more oil to the rocker arms. Hoyt | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | 1959 was the first year 235s had a pinched off connecter.
The one on the right in Wally's link is the right type used up through 1958, although there was a all steel design that started in about 1954.
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Thanks for the info, the link, and the confirmation that my oiler is correct. I'm glad that it is not another task to add to my "gotta fix" list.
- Lonnie My '54 3104Photos that I have shared on Stovebolt via PhotoBucket are no longer available. Please contact me if you want a photo from an old post. lonniecook [at] aol [dot] com. I sold my '54 3104 12/12/2017, but I still visit Stovebolt. OLD STUFF ... houses, furniture, cars, wine ... I love it all | | |
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