[Mgs] [Mgb-v8] Kendall Oil

[Max Heim]

It was a small valve head, with single valve springs, no water takeoff or
air injection ports. I'm not sure it exactly matched any particular original
US configuration -- it was set up with all 18GB accessories.

I have been known to rev it to 5500 on occasion.


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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires




on 9/24/09 9:56 AM, Bob Howard at mgbob at juno.com wrote:

>    This tappet wear problem raises the question:  If we don't rev our
> engines above 5,000, do we need the double valve springs?
>    Max, was your late 80s engine Gold Seal engine an 18V, fitted with one
> spring per valve?
> Bob
> 
> 
> 
>  
> On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:33:03 -0700 Max Heim <max_heim at sbcglobal.net>
> writes:
>> Let's throw in some actual user experience, then.
>> 
>> When I took the head off my B engine, it had serious valve recession
>> and extreme cam and lifter wear (several cam lobes were worn down
> almost 
>> 0.2 inch). This was a non-smog high compression Gold Seal engine from
>> the late 80s, with around 85K miles, almost all on Castrol GTX 20w50.
>> 
>> So, I am convinced that current formulations of the factory
>> recommended lubricant are inadequate for tappet protection. The service
> manual 
>> no longer applies.
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Max Heim