It is supposed to be messy. How's your oil pressure? If you don't have an
auxiliary oil feed line for the cylinder head you might want to install one
before you need a new rocker shaft.
-Erik
At 05:02 PM 9/20/2001 -0400, Mitchel Seff wrote:
>Hi all-Just did a valve adjustment and out of curiosity decided to start
>the car with the valve cover off to check my work. What I didn't expect
>is the lack of oil squirting all over the place. The oil ( at idle )
>seems to slowly ooze from around & out of the oil hole in the rocker.
>Years ago when I had a 240Z I did the same test with very different
>results, what a mess! I am aware in the vast improvement in the oiling
>system on the Z as well as the need to oil the over head cam but what a
>difference. I am using straight 30w Penzoil & the pressure at cold idle
>was 75lbs.
--
Erik Quackenbush, V.P. Operations, Midwest Filter Corporation
1-847-680-0566 fax: 1-847-680-0832 http://www.midwestfilter.com
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