<VV> Ole Valve Guide Eater

[Roger Gault]

When the obvious answers stop coming, the silly ones start.
Suppose that the holes in the pushrods are wrong.
Bottom hole too small - not enough flow to squirt?
Top holes to big - not enough pressure buildup to squirt?

In any case, if there's dribbling into the rockers, wouldn't all the
thrashing around at cruising RPM splash oil everywhere?  Are the
stems/guides really dry?  If you rev it to 3000 with the covers off, don't
you paint the garage?

Roger

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hubert A Smith" <vairologist at juno.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 12:27 PM
Subject: <VV> Ole Valve Guide Eater


> Smitty says:  OK chew on this for a while.  I put the new lifters in and
> they pumped up pretty quickly.  Ran the engine long enough to get the oil
> pan hot to touch.  The lifters put out considerable more oil than the
> original installed ones but they still don't squirt.  Just dribble.  The
> guides are never going to get proper lubrication that way.  Engine
> produces 38 psi oil pressure when hot at a slow idle so don't come on to
> me with low oil pressure guesses.  Don't even think of saying the oil
> gallerys were not properly cleaned.
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