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> Subject: Re: Increasing TR6 oil usage after rocker oil feed modification
> Date: Thu, 4 Sep 97 03:38:38 +0000
> From: kevin allen <allenkma@worldnet.att.net>
> To: triumphs@autox.net
> References: <199709031535.KAA01137@fly.HiWAAY.net>
>
> Terry Geiger wrote:
> >
> > I've had the same experience with my '74 TR6. When I purchased this car it
> > had the rocker oil kit already installed and the engine spat blue smoke
> > terribly and consumed quite a bit of oil. The engine is high mileage
> > (130,000) and the I'm sure the valve guides are quite worn.
> >
> > After removing the rocker oiler kit, the oil consumption dropped
> > considerably and the blue smoke was greatly reduced. After I rework the
> > head (new guides & valves), I plan to reinstall the oiler and see how it
> > works out.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Terry
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: EPaul21988@aol.com
> > > To: anne.van.leeuwen@vitatron.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Re: Increasing TR6 oil usage after rocker oil feed modification
> > > Date: Wednesday, September 03, 1997 8:06 AM
> > >
> > > In a message dated 97-09-03 03:49:29 EDT, anne.van.leeuwen@vitatron.com
> > > writes:
> > >
> > > << Recently I installed an external rocker assembly oil feed line on my
> > 1972
> > > TR6 engine, after which oil consumption increased considerably. Before
> > the
> > > modification the engine used hardly any oil, now the level is dropping
> > > steadily. Also after starting a still warm engine some blue smoke comes
> > out
> > > of the exhaust. I guess the oil is disappearing via the valve stems. I
> > > checked for leaks: no problems at the connections.
> > >
> > > Does anybody have similar experiences? I've never seen the internals of
> > the
> > > engine: can somebody explain why this could happen?
> > >
> > > Anne van Leeuwen >>
> > >
> > > We've had a similar experience with two different TR3 engines.
> > Particularly
> > > the smoking. I have two of the top end oilers now hanging up in my
> > garage
> > > and the smoking went away. I guess the oil has to be going down the
> > valve
> > > guides.
> > > Bob Paul
> > > Corrales NM
> The oil feed modification kit is a sham . The only time you would need
> this is if the feed , from the scroll at the rear of the cam through the
> block into the head and up through the rocker stand to the rockers , was
> for some reason blocked . If the feed is blocked then the engine needs
> disassembly for inspection , right ?
> You are taking a line off the main galley at lube pressure , 50+ psi ,
> and dumping it into the cylinder head . This overloads the top of the
> engine with uneeded oil which runs by the guides that don't have oil
> seals on them and pours down on the lifters that whip the oil into a
> nice froth , which is great if you are making a margurita but not worth
> a flip for lubrication .
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