SloMoIV(at)aol.com writes:
>That "little ball and spring" is designed to keep oil from draining out
>of the
>oil gallery overnight. Without it, it takes longer upon startup to get
>pressure up. From what I've read in the past, its on cold startups
>where much if not most engine wear occurs. Prolonging oil starvation
>sounds like the fast track back to the rebuild shop.
My timing cover has a modern oil seal in it, so it sits in a bath of
oil. Any standard setup would also have about an inch of oil sitting
at the bottom after sitting, so it doesn't seem like a real big problem
to me. Maybe Smitty is not THE authority, but this is a modification
he recommended, so I did it.
>C'mon, how many people have found 'underlubricated' timing chains or
>tensioners when they disassembled a regularly-maintained Rootes engine
>with 100K or less on it?
>"Drip, drip" is plenty. It doesn't need a squirt gun.
Maybe not, but in this case I would say more is better. It certainly
can't hurt and if anything it will increase durability.
Christopher
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