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ACES 10-27-2004 07:09 AM

Oil fill and valve covers
 
For my 1970 C-10 with a '75 C-10 (350) engine, the valve cover has the oil fill.

I've been shopping for valve covers, but I haven't seen any with an oil fill cap.
Where does everyone else fill their oil at? Am I missing something obvious here?

I'm new to the V8 thing, all my other cars have been inline 4's. I'm still trying to figure this thing out.
Thanks

Nima 10-27-2004 10:53 AM

I changed my vavle covers couple of weeks ago. You are right, most of them don't have oil fil hole/cap but I have seen some at Kragen partswhich have the hole. I don't know their brand name but I believe you can find them on line. (Kragen.com). As far the oil change and refill goes, I believe you can just use the vent or even pcv holes. I hope this helps.
Nima

69ChevyLB 10-27-2004 01:49 PM

valve covers
 
Summit sells them with grommets for the pcv valve and breather which you just pull out to fill with oil.

STEVE A WILBURN 10-27-2004 04:27 PM

I Took So 283 Valve Covers And Took A Chassie Punch And Cut A Hole In Each And Got A Oil Filler Tube From A 305 And Cut The Top Off And Weld Them In Each Hole, And Painted Them. And Put A Nice Crome Cap On Them They Looked Nice.

Brainchild 10-27-2004 06:24 PM

My chromies have a hole in each one,PCV in one side,and and a pushin breather in the other,pull it out,and dump the oil in there.I thought most aftermarket covers had a hole in them.
Be sure and get the valve cover hold downs with the wingnuts.If you don't those pretty chromies will leak like a sive.

All these have the oil fill hole.

jhow66 10-27-2004 07:22 PM

Also make sure they have baffles under the holes.

Cethern 10-27-2004 07:45 PM

I would say the race Valve covers would not have a oil breather hole or oil fill hole.
All of the street covers I have seen have had holes for your pvc and a oil fill. The old M/T's came without holes but you could cut them out.
When the High dollar Chevy Alum covers came out they had no holes in them you have cut holes in them.
But just like jhow66 said with what ever cover you get try and get them with Baffles or you could have a oil leak from the push rod and rockers throwing oil around.


Cethern


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