Re: 1934 eight oil filter

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2022/2/16 19:05:49

If you see photos of a 1934 Eight or Super Eight without the oil cooler and no boss on the water jacket plate, either the entire engine is from another year, or the water jacket plate has been replaced with one from 1933 or earlier, or 1935 or later. 1934 was the only year the cooler was mounted on the water jacket plate. See attached photo of my '34 engine compartment, and another in the process of restoration.

Assuming your motor to be in good internal condition I wouldn't be the least concerned about driving it reasonable speeds without an oil cooler, all the 1933 and prior engines didn't have the cooler and are entirely roadworthy, folks tour in them extensively; the cooler was part of a package of changes to extend the service life of the old style poured bearings which were to replaced the following year.

I'd be more concerned that when the cooler location was covered with a blanking plate, the coolant flow to the rear cylinders wasn't interrupted. To blank off the cooler should (I think) have been accompanied by removal of an internal baffle in the water jacket side plate, otherwise the rear cylinders may be starved for coolant.

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