Dodge MD Series - Engine Lubrication and Oil

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The IVlore You I(now., The
Better For Your Truel\:
The continuou sly u cce s ful pe rforlIlan ce of an y
machine is in great part the res ult of efficient
maint e nan ce. Nowhere is thi s 1I10re tru e than in
tru ck perforll1ance.
To he lp truck operator s to a full appreciation
of th e importanc e of maint e nan ce and se rvi ce,
the following portion s of thi book ar e devoted
to
pr ese nting information on the major part of
your tru ck. Th ese are desc rib ed and illu s trat e d,
and we have attempted to mak e th e des cription
as non-technical as po ss ibl e.
The whole purpo se of th e following pag es is to
give
you a bett er knowl e dg e of " what make s the
wheel s go round " -and what i. n ece. s ary to keep
them going round to your e ntir e satisfac tion.
Tho se who des ir e more mec hani cal information
c an obtain a copy of the Dodge Shop Manual
through an authorized de aler at it s reg ular estab-
I i ,. hed pri ce.
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THE
ENGINE
In efliciency, depe noability
and economy - the thr ee
main requi s it es of a tru ck
eng in e -the engine of your tru ck s et new high pe rformanc e
tandard s.
So modern and advan ced is thi s e ngin e that it is not exaggerat-
ing to say that it incorporat es the 1I10 st Quts tanoing improy e-
Ill e nt s in engine desi gn known to automot ive e ngine e ring. Some
of th e more iJ1lportant fe atur e ' includ e full-le ngth water ja ck-
ets,
dir ec tional water c ir c ulation , ca librat ed ignition , alumin\lJII
allo y pi s ton s, high co mpr ession, e xha \l st valve se at in.'e rt s, f\ll1
pr ess ur e lubri c ation.
ENGINE LUBRICATION
The engine in your truck ha s th e full pre ss ur e lubricating sys-
tem imuring oil und er pr ess ur e to all main be aring s, connecti ll g
rod be aring s and c am s haft be aring s. Thi s a ss ur es Ie s be aring
wear and conse quently longer lif e h ec au e of a con s tant nno
ad e quat e s upply of oil to all bcaring s.
In oroer to obtain the bcn cfits from the full pr ess ur e lulJrica-
lion sys tem with which your
truck is e quipp co, it i vi-
tally important that the en-
gine oil he c hanged at regu-
lar int er va ls. Dirty or dilu-
ted oil causes rapid wear
of all moving part s.
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