John Wroclawski writes:
> From: Scott Fisher <megatest!bldg2fs1!sfisher@uu2.psi.com>
>
> [MGB oiling]
>
> - The worst problem is that you might slosh up your existing oil
> and maybe exert some additional parasitic drag on your crank,
> in exchange for not having a rough copper bearing in your con rod
>
> Don't know beans about MGB's specifically. There is a general way to
> lose with an overfilled engine, which is that the crank beats the oil
> into a froth, and you blow your bearings out because you are trying to
> lubricate them with bubbles.
I haven't heard that (sounds good though)), but I have heard that by
having your sump overfilled that you don't properly lubricate the
cylinders. That is, the throws on the crank actually splash oil up
into the cylinders. Can anyone verify this? It sounds good to me,
but I've heard of race engines that have made their cranks have thin
throws on their cranks so that the crank slices through the oil. If
that's the case, my theory about spashing oil into the cylinders is
shot. So how do the cylinders get lubrication?
-Scotty
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