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| | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 146 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 146 | When I was adjusting my valves I noticed that oil was running out where the oil tube comes out of the head. I don't see a fitting. Is there some way to tighten this connection? It's a 1962 235 with a 848 head.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | The tube is a slip fit in head, so some leakege may occur. Make sure the tube is straight so it is going in the head as far as possible.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 113 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 113 | As long as you are getting a good flow up to the rocker arm you are good. The other side of the "oiler" (as I call it) should be coming from the oiler and pointing down to the head and should be "squirting" oil onto the head itself. So a little leakage around the tube from the head flowing towards the rocker arms would be okay. Also, the tube coming up through the head comes right out of a galley from the oil pump, so as long as the oil pressure is good and you are getting a good flow through the rockers and onto the head, no big deal.
However, this is be careful territory since (as I'm finding) the OEM and replacement oilers are hard to come by.
Bruce (I love My Truck) Miller
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1929 **** Model A Pickup - Restoration
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#8618 01/26/2004 10:36 PM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | 1959-62 will have the dump side pinched off, pressurizing the system. Thus the leak.
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