Thanks to everyone who replied. Looks like I need to talk to Richard
Good some as to whether it's really necessary with his roller rockers.
I have valve stem seals fitted to new valve guides, but would prefer not
to use the line if I don't have to. John Mitchell 76 TR6 Newly
rebuilt engine ready to go in:)
Navarrette, Vance wrote:
> Jim:
>
> You will get many opinions. I cite Roger Williams in his book on
>restoring the
>the TR4/5/250/6. He does not recommend them - saying that he prefers to
>have maximum
>oil protecting the (expensive!) bottom end of the motor. The rocker arms
>and shaft
>are cheap and easily replaced. He also cites the widely recognized fact
>that a stock
>top end does not have valve stem oil seals, so oil consumption and
>smoking go up
>with the external oil feed.
> If I were racing, I *MIGHT* consider one, although I would
>probably use
>goodparts roller rockers. With needle bearing fulcrums, they will run
>without
>oil which eliminates the need for the oil line altogether.
> A roll pin is a tubular piece of spring steel, slit lengthwise.
>When pressed
>into a hole, the pin is held tightly in place by spring force. It thus
>secures itself
>and the surrounding part in place. Typically used to secure a part to a
>rotating
>shaft (e.g. a clutch fork on a cross shaft in our beloved TR6s).
>
> Vance
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
>Behalf Of Jim Jones
>Sent: April 27, 2005 9:18 AM
>To: Shawn J. Loseke; trinitygadget@alltel.net; 6 Pack; John Mitchell;
>triumphs
>Subject: RE: External oil feed line
>
>Listers:
>
>Seems like I've heard a discussion on this before, but maybe not. Does
>the external line really help, or is it just a matter of "puttin' socks
>on a rooster"?
>
>Pardon my excessive ignorance, but what the heck is "roll pin" as
>referred by Shawn & Rick?
>
>Jim
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