[Fot] Supplimental oil feed to head

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Yes you run it into the drilling in the back of the head. -3 is fine 
but it has an ID of .125, which will allow too much oil & fill up the 
rocker cover. Depending on what fitting arrangement you wind up using, 
you may have to use a restrictor, about .075 is about right in most 
cases. Some AN fittings have a hole not much larger than this so it's 
not necessary to restrict it. Also make sure the shaft & bushes are to 
spec. If you are in doubt about how much oil you're getting up top, you 
can let a piece of plexiglass into the top of an old rocker cover & get 
a visual on it.
HTH
Glen

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Drews <tony at tonydrews.com>
To: Greg & Alison Blake <ablake2 at austin.rr.com>; 'Friends of Triumph' 
<fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:02 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] Supplimental oil feed to head

You can see the oil feed attached at both ends clearly in this
picture:


http://www.tonydrews.com/2007-8Rebuild/DSCN0125.JPG


As I understand it, both ends were existing holes plugged with a bolt
with washer, so it's really easy to attach.


You don't want TOO much oil to the top end, or it fills up the valve
cover, as I understand it.  Wear on the #1 rocker would be a classic
sign of not enough oil to the rockers.


- Tony Drews


At 11:01 PM 9/17/2008, Greg & Alison Blake wrote:

I have very good
evidence that my head is lacking
 sufficient oil supply.  The shaft
on #1 rocker has gouges about 1/16” deep after 35,000 miles.  Can
one of you email me a picture of where you attached a supplemental oil
feed line to your head?  Has anyone ever tried opening up that
pathetic oil passage that the head/rocker pedestal interface has. 
Has anyone tried tapping the end cap of the rocker shaft and connecting
an oil line directly?

 

Thanks,

 

Greg

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