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#897283 11/17/2012 6:57 AM
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Well motor is all done, took it out for a drive last night things went good,, oil pressure was good at a idel stop light it was 25 as soon i give it any gas it went 40, ,, , my question is i dont have a oil fiter never had one, , should i get one ot just change often,
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1958 chevy biscayne
235 6 cyl 1 barrel
2 speed PG tranny
lilrobo #897287 11/17/2012 7:56 AM
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Like stated many times, I would run the engine as is, and change the oil after a few hundred miles after a rebuild just to make sure all its flushed out.

If you install a stock type filter, it is a bypass filter and won't filter 100% of the oil anyway..



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lilrobo #897297 11/17/2012 8:55 AM
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ok great i am going to change here in a few weeks and go with 10w 30 and from there i am going to in a couple of months or so

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lilrobo #897373 11/17/2012 4:29 PM
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could someone tell me how to do the timming please , i know there is 2 adjustments , i have a slight heasation when giving it the gas , right now i have the 1 set at about 0 on the number guage ,,??
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2 speed PG tranny
lilrobo #897392 11/17/2012 5:55 PM
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were should the octane selector on a 235 ?? set it to 0 and go from there ?

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2 speed PG tranny

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