Subject: [TR] TR6 low oil pressure

From: aribert neumann <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 15:41:51 -0400

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Joe:

If the oil pressure drop was fairly abrupt, one thing I would suggest
looking into with the engine running is to open the oil fill cap and look
at the top of the rear rocker pedestal.  There is a phillips headed 1/4-28
screw that secures the rocker-shaft. If that screw backs out there should
be a small stream of oil that runs out of that opening.

I did not bother to open the oil fill cap to do this simple check when I
discovered a low oil pressure issue.   I had that screw back out.  I was
next door to a Home Depot where I could have bought a screw to plug the
hole.  I drove an additional 50 miles - then I bought a new rocker shaft &
rockers (and rod & main bearings and oil pump).  Along the way I also
discovered that the cam once again had a couple of wiped lobes (explains
why the engine was just a bit rough running (I thought the carbs were out
of balance).  Because of other commitments, I did not get to drive my Spit
bodied GT6 (w/ 2.5L) until I did a quick test drive in early Dec (just
before the first snow fall).

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From: Joe Burlein <[email-masked]>
To: "<[email-masked]>" <[email-masked]>
Cc:
Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 14:26:15 -0400
Subject: [TR] 72 TR6 low oil pressure

Hello all,

Today while driving my low pressure light started to flicker. A few miles
later the oil pressure started to drop when the RPMs dropped. It never did
hit 0 but did get past the half mark. I was close to home so I just kept
the revs high until she made the garage. The oil level was less than half a
quart low. Ideas on what may be wrong and how to troubleshoot them?

Thanks in advance.

Joe

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Joe:<br><br></div>If the oil pressure drop was fairly=
 abrupt, one thing I would suggest looking into with the engine running is =
to open the oil fill cap and look at the top of the rear rocker pedestal.=
=C2=A0 There is a phillips headed 1/4-28 screw that secures the rocker-shaf=
t. If that screw backs out there should be a small stream of oil that runs =
out of that opening.=C2=A0 <br><br>I did not bother to open the oil fill ca=
p to do this simple check when I discovered a low oil pressure issue. =C2=
=A0 I had that screw back out.=C2=A0 I was next door to a Home Depot where =
I could have bought a screw to plug the hole.=C2=A0 I drove an additional 5=
0 miles - then I bought a new rocker shaft &amp; rockers (and rod &amp; mai=
n bearings and oil pump).=C2=A0 Along the way I also discovered that the ca=
m once again had a couple of wiped lobes (explains why the engine was just =
a bit rough running (I thought the carbs were out of balance).=C2=A0 Becaus=
e of other commitments, I did not get to drive my Spit bodied GT6 (w/ 2.5L)=
 until I did a quick test drive in early Dec (just before the first snow fa=
ll).<br><div><div><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>Fr=
om:=C2=A0Joe Burlein &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">floridatr=
[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>To:=C2=A0&quot;&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox=
.team.net">[email-masked]</a>&gt;&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:triu=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>Cc:=C2=A0<br>Date:=
=C2=A0Fri, 1 May 2015 14:26:15 -0400<br>Subject:=C2=A0[TR] 72 TR6 low oil p=
ressure<br><br>
Hello all,<br>
<br>
Today while driving my low pressure light started to flicker. A few=20
miles later the oil pressure started to drop when the RPMs dropped. It=20
never did hit 0 but did get past the half mark. I was close to home so I
 just kept the revs high until she made the garage. The oil level was=20
less than half a quart low. Ideas on what may be wrong and how to=20
troubleshoot them?<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance.<br>
<br>
Joe</div></div></div>

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