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Re: Rocker oil feed hose . .(aka scott's daily dilemna)

To: rjl6n@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu
Subject: Re: Rocker oil feed hose . .(aka scott's daily dilemna)
From: John Wroclawski <jtw@lcs.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 09:03:41 -0500
Cc: TR4guyinVA@aol.com, triumphs@autox.team.netJohn Lye on Fri, 3 Nov 95 07:51:39 EST)
   From: R John Lye <rjl6n@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu>

   On Nov 2,  5:54pm, TR4guyinVA@aol.com wrote:

   > I think that the oil feed line that I installed to the rocker assembly is
   > putting out TOO MUCH oil for the valve guides to keep out.  I want to know 
   > if anyone else is using one of these feed lines to the head of their TR-3 
   > or 4 and has noticed the same thing.

Hm. Yes, and no. Could it be that your rocker bushings and/or rocker
shaft are worn? (If you didn't check/replace before you installed the
oil feed line, there's a pretty good chance...)

                -john
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John Wroclawski
jtw@lcs.mit.edu

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