I've had the same experience with my '74 TR6. When I purchased this car it
had the rocker oil kit already installed and the engine spat blue smoke
terribly and consumed quite a bit of oil. The engine is high mileage
(130,000) and the I'm sure the valve guides are quite worn.
After removing the rocker oiler kit, the oil consumption dropped
considerably and the blue smoke was greatly reduced. After I rework the
head (new guides & valves), I plan to reinstall the oiler and see how it
works out.
Hope this helps,
Terry
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> From: EPaul21988@aol.com
> To: anne.van.leeuwen@vitatron.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Increasing TR6 oil usage after rocker oil feed modification
> Date: Wednesday, September 03, 1997 8:06 AM
>
> In a message dated 97-09-03 03:49:29 EDT, anne.van.leeuwen@vitatron.com
> writes:
>
> << Recently I installed an external rocker assembly oil feed line on my
1972
> TR6 engine, after which oil consumption increased considerably. Before
the
> modification the engine used hardly any oil, now the level is dropping
> steadily. Also after starting a still warm engine some blue smoke comes
out
> of the exhaust. I guess the oil is disappearing via the valve stems. I
> checked for leaks: no problems at the connections.
>
> Does anybody have similar experiences? I've never seen the internals of
the
> engine: can somebody explain why this could happen?
>
> Anne van Leeuwen >>
>
> We've had a similar experience with two different TR3 engines.
Particularly
> the smoking. I have two of the top end oilers now hanging up in my
garage
> and the smoking went away. I guess the oil has to be going down the
valve
> guides.
> Bob Paul
> Corrales NM
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