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 at 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 comment -
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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