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Re: ROCKER LUBRICATION

To: TR <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: ROCKER LUBRICATION
From: Geo Hahn <geohahn@theriver.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 16:28:09 -0700
References: <3BAA5957.4718F0F6@optonline.net>
Mitchel Seff wrote:

> Hi all-Just did a valve adjustment and out of curiosity decided to start
> the car with the valve cover off ..... The oil ( at idle )
> seems to slowly ooze from around & out of the oil hole in the rocker.

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 other's experience (can't imagine we're the only two
foolish enough to try this).

Geo Hahn
59 TR3A
Tucson

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