I've been practicing Greg's expert motor building tips with his direct
assistance and hope to be testing them soon.
Lucky for me to live in Santa Cruz,
Dave H.
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From: "Greg Solow" <Gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>
To: "davehogye" <dlhogye@comcast.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 3:18:15 PM
Subject: Fw: [Fot] Never be beaten by equipment
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Solow" <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>
To: "EDWARD BARNARD" <edwardbarnard@prodigy.net>; "Friends of Triumph"
<FOT@autox.team.net>; "Greg Solow" <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Never be beaten by equipment
> Lubricating the cylinder walls in a TR-4 engine with billet rods. When
> you install a standard TR-4 road bearing in a billet con rod, the oil hole
> that used to transfer oil up the stock rod now sits at roughly a 45 degree
> angle in the rod. We have our machinist drill a hole about 1/2 way through
> the wall of the big end of the rod in line with this oil hole and about
> 1/8" in diameter. The hole is then finished the rest of the way through at
> a diameter of .030". This creates a jet that two times each revolution of
> the engine, when the hole in the bearing lines up with the oil feed hole
> in the crank rod journal, squirts oil on the "thrust side" of the cylinder
> wall. I.e., the rods must be assembled so the hole faces the manifold side
> of the engine.
> This idea was copied from the design of the English Ford 116e which do
> the same thing. It supplies enough oil to the thrust side of the cylinder
> and piston to prevent scuffing at any rpm, if the clearance and finish are
> correct.
> We can have your rods done for you, if you wish. Call for more
> information.
>
> Greg Solow
>
> 831 429-1800
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