>Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 13:26:06 +0100
>From:jgillis@mail.tcd.ie (John Gillis)
>Subject:Re: Head oilers
>
>>Hello all!
>>I was wondering if anybody out there has purchased a head oiler kit from
>>one of the parts suppliers, (MOSS,Etc.)? Are they worth the money? How
>>are they plumbed into the motor? Is the lubrication so bad to the rocker
>>shaft that these kits are needed?
>>The ad also say's "bolt-on installation," is it really true?
>>
>>Being a relatively new owner (4 months), I would like any input anyone
>>may have on the subject. The car only has 35,000 original miles on it,
>>and I would like to give the motor every chance for a long and happy
>>life!
>>
>>Thanks in advance!
>>Glenn Bowley
>>'75 Spitfire 1500
>
>
>GLEN,
> It would be worth your while fitting this upper cylinder feed kit.
>It is a simple operation that requires no modifications to the engine
>block. One end of the pipe screws into the brass union (supplied) which in
>turn fits in the place of your oil switch. The oil switch then goes into
>the other side of the union. At the other end of the feed pipe, you simply
>un screw the bolt at the back corner of the cylinder head which leads into
>the oilways and screw the pipe banjo in place with the hollow bolt and
>washers. This useful bolt exists as a result of the cylinder head
>manufacture process when drilling the oil ways, the access hole was tapped
>and a bolt fitted.
>
>
John Gillis
1954 TR2 TS3618. October 1954 (ground up)
1964 Triumph 3TA 350cc (a little gem)
Trinity College
Dublin,
IRELAND.
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