Jim and List,
Jim's comment regarding having to clear out some of the holes in his rocker
arms makes me wonder if this is somehow connected to some of the valve
tappet failures other list members have had after their rebuilds. The one
that particularly comes to mind was the gentleman with the beautiful green
TR250 that ran for 2000 miles before the tappets reduced themselves to mush
and trashing his new motor! I haven't started on my engine rebuild yet but
this is a concern of mine.
Carl and another list member have also had bad experienced with oil pump
rebuild kits. I have purchased a oil pump rebuilding kit for my oil pump as
part of my engine rebuild. I wonder if it would be worth it to have somebody
test the relative hardness of my replacement parts? I am also considering a
mild cam and new tappets for my rebuild. Part of this addition is that I
assume the new cam and tappets will be hardened and not worn as I am sure my
original part are.
Just to want this thing to hold together!
Dave Connitt
'65 TR4A
http://home.fuse.net/davestr4a
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