John,
1 thing to check first off is the locating screw which aligns the rocker
shaft oil supply hole. If memory serves, this screw is on the #4 cylinder
end of the rocker shaft. Big phillips style head. You won't see the same
kind of oil flow as in 'murican cars, but enough to get things a little
messy if you run long without the valve cover on.
Chris Prugh
72 Spitfar
Morgan Hill, CA
Triumph Travelers Sports Car Club
Publicity Director
TTSCC is the host Club for Triumphest 1999
-----Original Message-----
From: John T. Blair <jblair@exis.net>
To: british-cars@autox.team.net <british-cars@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 1998 6:43 PM
Subject: Spitfire question
>Hey gang,
>
> My son has been driving the Spitfire lately. The last time I took it
>out, I noticed the temp was up a little so I checked the h20. Sure enough
>the radiator was low.
>
> The other night I sort of jump his case a little, telling him he had
>to check the oil, and h20. That when he has to pay for an engine he'd
>wished he had of checked them. So I went out with he and showed him
>how to check the oil, and h20. (This wasn't the first time I've done
>that with him.) Then I asked him if he knew where to put the oil in?
>He said I think so and pointed to the cap on top of the rocker arm cover.
>I told him he was right and removed the cover. To my supprise it seemed
>pretty dry in there. We had just taken it for a 4 mi. drive and filled
>it up with gas. Plus I was driving so I was standing on it a little.
>
> I removed the 2 bolts that hold the cover on, and too my supprise
>there wasn't a lot of oil up there. I had him start the car and
>expected to see oil being flung all over the place. There wasn't!!!!
>The pan is full of oil, and the idot light goes out. (Need to find
>a small pressure guage and really measure the pressure.) So tonight
>I pulled the rocker pedistal off, and disassembled it. I poked a piece
>of wire in every oil hole on the shaft, and the rocker arms. I could
>only find one oil supply hole in the head, under the rear most rocker
>arm support. I tried to push a coat hanger down it to make sure it
>wasn't gunked up, but it felt like I was hitting something metal about
>1/2" down the hole.
>
> Well this was a long intro to the questions:
>
> a. Is there really only one oil supply port?
> b. Is there usually a lot of oil being pumped out of the rocker arms?
> c. Do I have a problem? If so, any ideas where to start before I
> blow the engine?
>
>TIA.
>
>John
>
>John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
>Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
>
> 48 TR1800 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V
>71 Saab Sonett III 75 Bricklin SV1 77 Spitfire
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