<VV> Oil pressure regulator spring, my take

[Frank DuVal]

The Chevy 216 Stovebolt SIx was splash lubricated until 1954. In 1954 
the dash oil pressure gauge was changed to a 0 to 60 psi range, and the 
crank was now pressure lubricated on all journals.

There were dippers on the side of the rod journals to pick up oil from 
the sump as the crankshaft rotated and the rod journals traveled through 
the oil. The oil then ran through a little hole in the bottom of the 
dipper to feed the rod journals on the crankshaft.

Funny, we were just discussing this at the Performance Workshop...

Smitty and his souped up Chevys.

Frank DuVal

ps: good article Cap'n

On 3/23/2012 10:47 PM, judynrandy at comcast.net wrote:
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> It would seem all this hub bub is much ado about nothing.  If the light doesn't come on, and the car runs fine otherwise, don't worry about it.  Why?
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> Weren't all the old timey cars lubed with "splash" lubrication?  My first car, a '41 Chevy was.  And while in the Navy,  I drove it all over the U.S. with zero problems.  I think it ran at 15 psi most of the time on the gauge. (The gauge read 0 to 30 psi)
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> Randy(Cap'n)Hook