>Hello all,
>A while back I purchased one of those new-fangled external oil feed
>kits that supposedly get more oil to the rocker arm assembly. It
>went on easily enough, and upon starting up the engine it promptly
>sprayed oil
>over the rear of my GT6's engine. I then proceeded to apply a little
>more torque to the offending fitting (the one into the cyl. head) and
>sheared off the aforementioned fitting in the process. A few weeks
>later, after I complained to TRF about the lack of a torque spec on
>the part and sent them $10 for a new one, I tried to install the kit
>again. Same result. This $30 stainless steel braided hose has been
>back in its supplied plastic bag ever since.
>My question to the list is this:
>A) What is the consensus of this list on the merits of these
>external oil feed kits?
>B) If I attempt to install it again, how do I get a good seal on
>the fitting at the cylinder head? The supplied copper crush-washer
>really doesn't seem to be enough.
>Thanks,
>Karl Theis
Karl......I've got em installed on my Spit and TR6.....no problems. Maybe
they're using bogus copper washers now???
Jeff.A
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