VCCA Home Forums TECHNICAL - 1945 AND EARLIER 1929-1932 1929 oiling and rod question.

I need to pull the pan on a 29 and would like to know if the oil pump feeds a dipper tray for the rods?

and do the rods have shims? Thanks

Yes, pulling the oil pan off is a good idea. Gives you the opportunity to inspect the bottom end and clean out sludge.

I highly suggest you get a 1929 shop manual. It will have a complete description of the engine oil system and will talk about shims. If there are shims left, then you can take them out (if necessary) to adjust the main and rod bearing clearance gaps.

One of the benefits of joining the VCCA is that you can then use the search function on this site. If you search the 1929-1932 forum using a search criteria of +1929 +oil +system , you'll find lots of threads that are full of good info.

Here's another discussion that you might find interesting:
http://forums.aaca.org/topic/218813-1929-chevrolet-international-4-door-sedan-project/

Cheers, Dean

The mains and rods had shims when new. How many are left is questionable.
The are rod dipper troughs attached to the oil pan. The front and rear trough is filled from over flow from the front and rear main bearing pocket. The for center troughs are filled from low pressure lines from the oil pump.
Do a search on this topic, it has had some excellant coverage here.