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| | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 36 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 36 | so I have a 1951 chevy with a 216 I am removing the head and when I took out all the rockers the oil supply tube (not the feed tube) slides in and out of the piece that goes on the rocker shaft, should that tube be press fit on and not move or is it supposed to slide in and out? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | If you are referring to the oil connector, It should be a close fit but not a press fit. It easily slides on and off (or, the shafts slide in and out of it fairly easily). I think that in all year 216/235/261 assemblies, the shafts should be orientated such that the holes that feed oil to the rockers should feed from the bottom. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 36 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 36 | yes I am referring to the oil connector, but should the tube that is on oil connector its self slide forward or rearward or not move at all? on mine I have it off of the rocker shaft and the tube can move in and out I can actually remove it off of the oil connector completely | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | Are you saying that the tube that comes up from the head is loose in the piece that fits between the two shafts?
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 36 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 36 | there is the oil feed line that runs up into the oil connector, then the oil connector is on the rocker shaft, and out of the oil connector there is a tube that the oil shoots out of to lube the rockers ect, that tube is moving on the oil connector and is loose it can come right off. I have a pic but havnt figured out how to post it it'll be up as soon as I figure it out, if not I can email it.
On the link above it is the first pic on the right, it is the steel tube there that goes into the brass piece, the only difference that mine has is that steel piece wrapped around the tube is the opposite way on mine, but other then that they are identical. and that steel tube is moving in and out. Should it be moving or not?
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | It sounds like you are talking about the overflow part of the connector. That should not move.
Is your connector brass with steel supply and over flow tubes?
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 36 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 36 | looks to be a copper supply line, brass oil connector and steel over flow tube.
looks like i'll have to solider that steel line back onto the brass or braze it? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | The supply tube and overflow tube were one piece originally and soldered into the connector. Where the tube passes through the connector the side of the tube is cut away to allow oil to flow into the shafts.
Sounds like someone has modified yours.
Soldering it back in place should fix it.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 36 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 36 | thanks a lot for your help!! | | |
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