The oil holes should *not* be in line or the oil pisses straight through the
first rocker arm instead of building up back pressure so that all of them
(hopefully) get some. The manuals are correct even though it 'looks' wrong.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Hartwig" <mhartwig@midsouth.rr.com>
To: <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 9:33 PM
Subject: Rocker assembly question
> I have some conflicting info on how to assemble the rocker assemble.
>
> The rover manual says the keyed mark on the shaft should be on the top and
to
> the right. And the pushrod side of the rocker arm should be on the right.
> Looking at the oil holes in the shaft and arm, the are about 70 degrees
off of
> each other.
>
> The haynes manual says on the right side of the engine the tick mark
should be
> at the front of the engine at the top. Looking at the oil holes again
that
> would put the holes nearly 180 degrees away from each other.
>
> I can arange the shaft so that the oil holes line up almost perfectly, but
> it's the opposite of what both manuals say. The key mark would have to be
> pointing down.
>
> Anybody know which way is correct?
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