The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop need some advice please

im working on my 1952 3100 that i bought in februay 2012 and with a little work got it road worthy and have been enjoying it very much ever since but with winter time and all ive started looking her over a little better and have found that the original 216 cui has a broken oil line that goes to the rocker arm shaft. Would like to get some advice on how to go about replacing this. thanks for any help in advance. Dirk

it is a pretty basic procedure, if you get the manual. Pretty much just take the old one out and put a new one in. Most of the vendors have replacement

thanks brokenhead ive not been able to find it on the few websites ive looked on so far but im going to keep looking and have a place near me to check as well. not sure that the one i have is like factory or not where it goes though the block to come out the other side it is soldered to the ID of the fitting

dirk,

I have never replaced any part of that line; however, I think this is the line from Jim Carter. I think this is the lie from Chevs of the 40s.

thanks tclederman i looked on chevy of the 40s but only in trucks i like the looks of the one at jim carters better and have already added them to my favorites thanks again!!!!

When you replace the line you need to be very sure no push rods are contacting the tube.

I replaced mine a while back. Couldn't find anything really documenting the path the line takes, but once you pull the old one all the way out, it's pretty easy to get the new one in.

I had to trim the new line a bit too ... think I got mine from Jim Carter.

OH, I had assumed that since you have had this for nearly a year, that you knew of Jim Carter already. But then again, we all know about assuming anything... My question would be how long has it been broken, and how long has your rockers been without oil? When I took mine apart it was very obvious it had spent a lot of time with no oil, but someone had evidently replaced the line, and despite all the major goring, and shredding that had taken place when it got oil again it seemed to have kinda healed up at least enough to drive it from sandiego to montana, and from montana to seattle. When I did take it apart, it wasn't because of the rocker arms.

thanks to everyone for the help.The line was broken at the very top and someone had just stuck it back in i found it while adjusting the vaules nothing looks like its ran without oil i thought now was a good time to fix it. THANKS AGAIN YALL BEEN GREAT!!!!

There is usually enough flex in the tube to just pull it up some and install a new fitting.

Dirk, I have a very decent slightly used one from Carter you can have for the shipping cost. My 216 blocked cracked badly before many miles were put on that line. :mad:

Drew, have you removed the line yet from the cracked engine?
It is hard to remove a line without damaging it.

No. First it was a new line so no seizing problems. I had to straigten the cooper line at the oil distributor to pull it back through. The key as you know is to make sure every fitting is disconnected before backing the soldered fitting out of the block.