But then there is still the issue of oil starvation since the
ball and spring have been removed.
This will definately avacuate the oil galleries while the engine sits.
Personally I can see no value in removing the ball and spring, even
if it didnt have the above effects.
Beware of peoples advice on your car (mine too).
They hold no financial obligation to rectify damage done with their
knowledge.
Jarrid Gross
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-alpines(at)autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-alpines(at)autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Christopher Albers
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 1999 9:40 AM
To: SloMoIV(at)aol.com
Cc: alpines(at)autox.team.net
Subject: Re: crimped timing chain oil pipe
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
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Tue Sep 05 2000 - 10:44:09 CDT