The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop Rocker Assembly Cleaning Done & Done

Thanks to those who insisted I do it on my 235. The "pipe" was really full of sludge. After I did it the oil flowed like water.

Question: When I took the assembly off the push rods went slack and when I re-assembled and primed the oil pump the rods were not slack. Is this just compression?

Here's a pic:
http://i.imgur.com/dPlll1W.jpg
these two holes were the distributor mount I am guessing but how do I plug them as they run into the valve chamber?

Here's another pic:
http://i.imgur.com/Ot0Yg7Yl.jpg
Is this oil feed rod (I don't know what it's called) supposed to be crimped like this?

Holes are for your coil.On my 235 that tube goes into a collar on the center of the rocker shaft.---Jack

The holes are where the coil mounts, If you have it mounted somewhere else check to make sure the holes don't let oil drip from the head. Use short bolts/screws so as not to jam the push rods for the vavles.
The oil feed will be crimped , there are several different ones that where used.

jrdamien,

As posted by Tommy, the oil feed tube to the rocker arm was often crimped/cut (by people trying to get more oil into the rocker arm shaft, presumably). Cleaning the assembly should have been the first action, but crimping/sealing the feed-tube was much easier.

If you want to be bored with TMI, here is some information, illustrations, and photos of the various styles of "oil connectors" between the rocker arm shafts, 1937-1962.

So should this tube be opened up? And my coil is mounted to the starer. Any idea what screw size for these coil mount holes.

I would not open the tube, until/unless you know that oil will go through the entire rocker arm.

Coil mounted on what, the starter?

What year and size/model truck? Might you have an electric solenoid starter, and you are referring to the solenoid? Can you post a link to a picture?

The engine is a '60 235. It is a solenoid starter. Here's the pic:

http://i.imgur.com/AmHab3Vl.jpg

I am just learning about all thing mechanical, from engines on up, so this is all new to me. So what's the different between a coil and a solenoid?

Yes...the two Holes in the image, are for your Coil to ount -

http://i.imgur.com/dPlll1W.jpg

I used 4 inch long "Allthread" pieces to mount the Coil in the usual place, on my 1960 235.

Lock Nuts to secure the All Thread to the Block...then, the Coil Bracket is about 3 inches out, so the Coil stays 'cool'.

Coil Bracket then is secured using Nuts and Washers on each side of the Braket flanges.

The two Holes are for your Coil Bracket to mount.

They have nothing to do with the Distributor.


The top crimp is correct, do not mess with it.

The Tube feeds the Rocker Shafts from where it is brazed to the Shell there, and it feeds Oil to the Shafts from it's side, not it's ( crimped ) end.