1929 Chevrolet International - 4 Door Sedan Project by BearsFan315

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Good Thought Wood Fiddler... 

Currently it is up on four jackstands, all four wheels off the floor, plugs are out, top & bottom of the engine is open (No Valve Cover, No Push Rod Cover, & No Oil Pan). 

1929 Photos up on Stands:

1929 Up On Stands: Front View

1929 Up On Stands: Rear View

1929 Up On Stands: Rear View

Also if I spin one back wheel, I will need someone to hold the other back wheel or it will spin opposite direction not turning transmission/ drivetrain or will it. Or do I have to turn both wheels at the same time in the same direction to turn the engine ?? I will try this if I get time this weekend, put my son to work and help me.

General 1929 Photos:

1929 Photo Op

taken while it is in the garage, right after delivery. Once I get it running and stopping I will roll it out and get some better photos in the clean crisp outdoors 

7-29-2013

Landman...

just a thought, what happens if you do get grease in the dippers ?? granted you can clean the grease out, but the grease should not hurt anything, should it ?? as long as it is compatible and soluable.

what kind of grease did you use ?? I have a tub of Valvoline General Multipurpose Grease for GM VV614 and a tub of Valvoline SynPower Full-Synthetic Multipurpose Grease VV986 That i can utilize for this purpose.

I know in my current position, with engine installed and connected, a whole lot easier to spin forward than backwards. Still gonna try when I get time, was a long busy weekend here. Caught up on yard work and cleaning the daily driver !!

8-2-2013

Back to work on the 1929 with my 1929 Engine Timing/ Tune-Up [Plan of Action].

One thing that was mentioned to me was to check the check ball in the bearings to make sure they are free. Now is there a ball in the front and the rear, or only the rear ?? On my 1929 on the front there is a passage, no ball, but on the rear there is a pin, ball next to it and I can move the ball around and push it back freely with a small wire.

Is there any way to clean out the passage and the Oil pockets above while the engine is in the car ?? Would like to drain the oil out of hte pockets, make sure the pockets are clean of sludge and grime.

Want to take care of this before i close up the bottom end and move to the top end. Still waiting for parts to get back from shop.

8-4-2013

I have gotten the oil out of the pockets, since I have small hands. I need to clean them out. In way of solvent I Plan to use brake cleaner, throttle/ carb cleaner ?? Thinking the spray kind with the straw, this would clean with some pressure and remove more stubborn sludge & debri, then blow it out and dry with compressed air. 

Will Wear Eye Protection for sure, I ALWAYS have it on when I am working on the 1929 !! When I do this part I will grab the face shield as well, that is easier to clean up then I am !!

NO Ball for the front, doesn't the front pocket also lubricate the timing GEAR or something of that sort ??

Figured once I cleaned them out & allowed them to dry I would put some oil back in there and spin the engine by hand a few times around to get the oil back in the bearings and lubed up.

Here is a shot of the Standpipe Pocket (Pocket above the bearing), Oil Pocket w/ standpipe Standpipe Pocket - Rear Used my mirror to get this shot.

Should this horizontal oil line dump directly into the stanpipe pockets or into the side pockets as they currently are, dumping oil into the side pockets NEXT to the Standpipe Pockets. Does not look like the Standpipe Pocket & Side Pockets are connected to allow oil to flow into the standpipe pockets !?

What is the purpose of the side pockets ?? Why dump oil into them??

Ok, had time yesterday to check out the Oil Pockets & Ball Check.

Ball moves easily and freely with out any hassle or trouble. The Pockets however were NASTY to say the least, removed about a 1/8" or more of sludge and grime. They are all clean now. 

My question is how is the oil pocket fed oil ?? is it fed from above or by the oil ilne running down the side of the engine. It looks like there are two pockets, looking at this picture Rear Engine Pict The pocket on the left, directly above the crankshaft and main bearing is about 1.00" deep and has a stand pipe in the center, which I understand feeds the main bearing. But do not see how OIL is fed into this pocket. Is it fed from above or should it be fed by the Oil Feed Line ?? Then there is the pocket on the right, this pocket is deeper then the center pocket, and is currently fed by the oil feed line running down that side. Not sure the purpose of this pocket. does not seem to go anywhere or serve a purpose ??

Rear End Main Pict 01

Rear End Main Pict 02

Horizontal Oil Line into End Pocket - Rear

Horizontal Oil Line into End Pocket - Front

Side Oil Pocket - Front

Standpipe Oil Pocket - Front (Rectangular Pocket on Right Side of Picture)

Ok think I got it figured out...

Looks like the Pass Through Holes from the three pockets were CLOGGED. 

Pass through Holes Pict 01

Pass through Holes Pict 02

Cleaned them out with a small wire, and then blew them out with Spray Cleaner. Everything flows smoothly now from the side pockets over. So the Horizontal Oil Line feeds the deep side pocket, as it fills up, passes through the hole and fills up the standpipe pocket, and fills of the third pocket wich is the camshaft pocket. Filled up pocket and oil flows freely across the three.