Looks to be higher pressure but havn't taken it far enough to get it
really hot.
Not mad at Ed, each to his own style,
but starting and ending a message with"sorry" dosn't in my book give
Ed or anyone else the right to be downright rude.
OTOH he reminds me of John Cleese so I guess I can forgive him!! {:-)
(don't mention the war!)
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "David Ramsey" <dwramsey at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Guy Weller" <guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>
Sent: 29 July 2001 17:01
Subject: Re: Rockers and Smoke
> Guy, You didn't mention if the oil pressure was higher now when
hot. Also
> I bet the spring rate on the valves is different between being under
oil and
> air. Don't get mad at Ed as I don't think he remembered you could
find a
> low mileage wreak in the old country.
> Crash
>
> >And now,for those interested, and Ed,
> >I got my rocker shaft from the breakers, 3 miles from here. I was
> >right - it was free, but wrong, it has done 37,000 not 30,000
> >
> >Anyway it is fitted, oil drips from the edge of each rocker bush at
> >1200 rpm, compared with the Niagra Falls from the old one, so I
rekon
> >it is good and $0.00 dollars well spent!
> >
> >And, more importantly, Crash is a hero! From the many helpfull, and
> >the occasional unhelpfull, advice that I got, it was Crash who
> >correctly identified worn roker shaft bushes.
> >
> >Hardly any blue smoke at all compared to the pea souper I had
before.
> >(can pea soupers be blue or do they have to be green?)
> >
> >Strangely it is running more smoothly as well now, particularly at
low
> >revs, picking up better.
> >
> >I guess I will fit new valves before too long (no, not second hand
> >ones, Ed)
> >but for now I just intend to drive it !!
> >
> >Big Silly Grin!
> >
> >Guy
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Guy Weller" <guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>
> >To: "JustBrits" <justbrits@home.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: 29 July 2001 07:39
> >Subject: Re: Rockers and Smoke
> >
> >
> >> Thank you Ed, for your helpfull supportive and friendly
omment -
> >as
> >> always!
> >> I have been quoted #120 (that's pounds, sterling) in the UK for a
> >> rebuilt rocker shaft set.
> >> That is $195 to you.
> >> My friendly local breaker will probably let me take a rocker
shaft
> >> set off a 30,000 mile car for free, #5 tops.
> >> You may think this is stupid.
> >> I think it a wise course of action when this has yet to be
finally
> >> confirmed as the problem
> >>
> >> Guy
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "JustBrits" <justbrits@home.com>
> >> To: "Guy Weller" <guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>;
> >> <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> >> Sent: 28 July 2001 23:18
> >> Subject: Re: Rockers and Smoke
> >>
> >>
> >> > Sorry Guy:
> >> >
> >> > <<Now these measurements don't seem that bad to me, although I
> >may
> >> not
> >> > be getting a truely accurate internal measure of the rocker
> >bushes.
> >> > Anyway it was certainly spewing oil out faster than it should.
> >> > Tomorrow it is a trip to the breakers to find a low mileage A
> >> series>>
> >> >
> >> > That is, without a doubt, the stupidest thing I have read in a
> >LONG,
> >> LONG
> >> > time!!
> >> >
> >> > A NEW shaft is a MAJOR expense of $ 19.95US.
> >> > 8 bushes = the REAL MAJOR expense of $22.00US.
> >> >
> >> > Geeesh, I have "heard" of "pinching pennies", BUT.......
> >> >
> >> > Ed
> >> >
> >> > PS: Oh sorry, go ahead and buy somepne else's problem!
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