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1. ROCKER LUBRICATION (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 17:02:15 -0400; Hi all-Just did a valve adjustment and out of curiosity decided to start the car with the valve cover off to check my work. What I didn't expect is the lack of oil squirting all over the place. The o; /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00669.html (8,029 bytes)
2. Re: ROCKER LUBRICATION (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 16:15:03 -0500; It is supposed to be messy. How's your oil pressure? If you don't have an auxiliary oil feed line for the cylinder head you might want to install one before you need a new rocker shaft. -Erik -- Erik; /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00670.html (8,410 bytes)
3. RE: ROCKER LUBRICATION (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 16:19:08 -0700; Mitch : IMO, that is reasonably normal for a TR, as long as the oil (eventually) oozes from all the rockers. The engine design deliberately 'meters' the rocker shaft oil through the rear cam bearing; /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00673.html (8,301 bytes)
4. Re: ROCKER LUBRICATION (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 19:18:00 EDT; You should get more than an ooze of oil but it won't throw oil all over the place. A lot of the early TR mech's used to put a couple of rags on each side of the engine and adjust the valves with the; /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00674.html (7,758 bytes)
5. Re: ROCKER LUBRICATION (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 16:28:09 -0700; FWIW, I tried this years ago on the TR3 (as you say, out of curiosity). Ever see the scene in the movie "Giant" when James Dean's oil well comes in? -- it was kinda like that. I'll be interested in o; /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00677.html (8,108 bytes)
6. Re: ROCKER LUBRICATION (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 00:05:41 EDT; As with every story, there are two sides... Good advice from Randall on the oiling situation...it is the action of the rockers et al that 'splatters' the oil...but I don't buy the Pennzoil put down..; /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00680.html (7,715 bytes)
7. Re: ROCKER LUBRICATION (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 03:33:49 -0700; Indeed, if it works for you, go with it ! I had some specific bad experiences with Pennzoil, but that was 30 years ago, it's entirely possible, even likely, it's gotten better since then. You'll pard; /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00681.html (8,042 bytes)
8. Re: ROCKER LUBRICATION (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 08:51:20 -0400; Message text written by INTERNET:LaJoMor@aol.com down... I have used Pennzoil exclusively in my humble ole 83 Toyota truck for 193,000 miles to date. Does not yet use any noticeable oil between chang; /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00682.html (8,441 bytes)
9. Re: ROCKER LUBRICATION (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 10:57:46 EDT; I have no interest in this one way or another, but I find it hard to believe that Pennzoil ACTUALLY uses Pennsylvania crude. I may be wrong, but I'm willing to be educated. Also, with the appearance; /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00686.html (8,407 bytes)
10. Re: ROCKER LUBRICATION (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:53:52 -0400; Message text written by "andrew cluver" rockers would be to drain the engine and fill up the engine with another type of oil. Maybe try this with 5 different types/manufacturer's of the oil viscosity; /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00690.html (8,342 bytes)
11. Re: ROCKER LUBRICATION (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:53:55 -0400; Message text written by INTERNET:DRSkruffy@aol.com believe Isn't that the crux of their advertizing campaign? The process of refining crude oil is to separate the lighter components from the heaver c; /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00692.html (8,802 bytes)
12. RE: ROCKER LUBRICATION (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 15:38:01 -0700; On the subject, a while back I had asked about my Mitsubishi (60K mi) burning a quart a week or so. I had used castrol GTX, which I always do, but at the advice of others I switched to something else; /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00694.html (9,470 bytes)
13. Re: ROCKER LUBRICATION (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 21:51:25 +0100; An ooze of oil is entirely normal on all pushrod ST engines at idle. As Dave Massey says, a sludge build-up over time with mineral oils is inevitable, even with oil and filter changes at regular inte; /html/triumphs/2001-09/msg00712.html (7,856 bytes)

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