Lynn
06-25-2023, 04:16 AM
A few years ago I built a nice .030 350 chevy to install in my 49 Studebaker dump truck.
It has performed flawlessly, even with the 6.66 rear axle, meaning I am screaming at 4300 rpm at 65 miles an hour even with the tall truck tires (235 80 17).
My only complaint is that the push in oil cap (all rubber) does not seal well. Other than that oil cap, the engine has zero leaks even 6 years later with all the high rpm usage. Changed oil on it today and noticed the leak is bad enough it is migrating down the side of the engine. Up until now, this engine has never left a drop of oil on the ground.
I painted the engine black and bought some reproduction Studebaker decals that fit this valve cover perfectly. Most people don't know that 65 & 66 Studebakers used Chevy sixes and 283 V8s. Although, the Studebaker faithful dig in their heals and declare that they were McKinnon engines, NOT Chevy engines. Semantics. Point is, I like the way it looks and would like to keep the look. I suppose I could get a different valve cover with a screw in oil cap.
So, after that long winded story: Is there a push in oil cap that seals and lasts?
It has performed flawlessly, even with the 6.66 rear axle, meaning I am screaming at 4300 rpm at 65 miles an hour even with the tall truck tires (235 80 17).
My only complaint is that the push in oil cap (all rubber) does not seal well. Other than that oil cap, the engine has zero leaks even 6 years later with all the high rpm usage. Changed oil on it today and noticed the leak is bad enough it is migrating down the side of the engine. Up until now, this engine has never left a drop of oil on the ground.
I painted the engine black and bought some reproduction Studebaker decals that fit this valve cover perfectly. Most people don't know that 65 & 66 Studebakers used Chevy sixes and 283 V8s. Although, the Studebaker faithful dig in their heals and declare that they were McKinnon engines, NOT Chevy engines. Semantics. Point is, I like the way it looks and would like to keep the look. I suppose I could get a different valve cover with a screw in oil cap.
So, after that long winded story: Is there a push in oil cap that seals and lasts?