FW: RE: Increasing TR6 oil usage after rocker oil feed modification

[Mark J Bradakis <mjb>]

[BOUNCE triumphs@Autox.Team.Net:    Non-member submission from [Egil Kvaleberg 
<egil@kvaleberg.no>]]

     Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 06:58:39 GMT
     From: Egil Kvaleberg <egil@kvaleberg.no>
     Subject: RE: Increasing TR6 oil usage after rocker oil feed modification

On 3 Sep 1997, Tim Tucker wrote:

> Could this potentially reduce the oil pressure at the main and big end brgs?

If the engine is worn, with high clearances, increasing the oil supply to
the valve area will definitely decrease the pressure and supply to the 
main and big end bearings when the engine is hot. Not a good thing, in other 
words.

If the clearances (meaning main /big ends as well as rockers) are small,
and the oil pump is working within its capacity, the external oil feed
should not reduce the oil pressure to any noticeable amount.

Egil
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