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Gene F · 10-03-2021, 05:01 PM

The only car I have that has a modified oiling system is my Model-A. The center bearing has a very small oil feed tube piped into it. I can hardly believe that Ford built them with nothing other than splash on that center bearing.

I have also heard that the Packard straight 8s had an oiling system that was "iffy" if you didn't keep the oil changed.

I had a 1956 Chevy with a I-6 when I was a kid. No oil filter period. I guess an oil filter was an option in 1956, and the original owner opted to skip it.

10-03-2021, 05:01 PM	#12
Gene F Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,978	Re: rocker arm oiling problems on Y block The only car I have that has a modified oiling system is my Model-A. The center bearing has a very small oil feed tube piped into it. I can hardly believe that Ford built them with nothing other than splash on that center bearing. I have also heard that the Packard straight 8s had an oiling system that was "iffy" if you didn't keep the oil changed. I had a 1956 Chevy with a I-6 when I was a kid. No oil filter period. I guess an oil filter was an option in 1956, and the original owner opted to skip it.