But the problem could be,
1. a head gasket installed in such a way that the oil passage from the
block to the head is sealed off.
2. The wrong rocker pedestal on the rear pedestal boss.
3. The rocker shaft reversed (or misaligned) so that the oil passage in the
rear pedestal doesn't communicate with the center void of the shaft.
I have committed all these sins.....
You can pre-oil the system using a spare oil pump drive shaft in a 1/2"
reversible drill motor. Remove the distributor and distributor stand. Chuck
up the oil pump drive shaft in the drill, insert it into the oil pump and
run it in reverse, counterclockwise.
Regards,
Chip
ps. lost an engine last weekend due to bad lifters, BE CAREFUL GUYS!
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From: Alexander Joseph H[SMTP:AlexanderJosephH@Waterloo.deere.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 1997 11:55 AM
To: 'Fitzsimmons Paul'
Cc: 'Friends of Triumph'
Subject: TR3 Oil Pressure
Fitz
There are ways to "pre-oil" the system..but if he is getting oil
pressure, I cant answer the absense of oil at the rocker arms.
I will enlist the "Friends Of Triumph" for a better answer than I am
able to give.
Help...FOT?
Thanks, Joe
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>From: Paul Fitzsimmons
>Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 1997 10:56 PM
>To: Alexander Joseph H
>Subject: TR3 Oil Pressure
>
>Joe,
>A friend of mine here in Dubuque restored a TR3 nd then didn't drive it
>for several years. He finally decided to get it going and started it
>Saturday. He said he had oil pressure, but no oil to the lifters. Is
>there a way to prime a Triumph oil system? I was going to tell him to
>disconnect the coil wire, take out the plugs and turn it over until he
>gets oil up, but shouldn't he prime it? If so, how?
>Fitz
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