Re: Alpine Oil Filter Adapt question

From: Brad Richards (richards(at)cs.wisc.edu)
Date: Thu Jan 12 1995 - 18:17:32 CST


>I've noticed that
>the brass 'T' at the top of the oil feed to the rockers appears to be
>leaking, but I have not got round to replacing it yet.
>
>Tony Leeming Nanaimo, Vancouver Island,
> British Columbia, Canada. (tleeming(at)city.nanaimo.bc.ca.)

I had the head off of my Series IV this past summer for the first
time since I've owned the car, and discovered during the disassembly
that there had been a LOT of wear in the valvetrain due to lack of
oiling. The culprit was the brass T that you mention. I reassembled
the T with some high quality O-rings between the T and the rocker shafts
to improve the seal, and got MUCH better oiling. I really wish I'd
noticed this one sooner...

Brad Richards



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