Oil problems with all OHV engines
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Mopar Lover
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i was helping an older guy i know change a cam in his 360. what he does is leave the intake off and leave the oil plug out. he keeps dumping oil on the cam and in the rockers and turns the crank by hand without the timing chain on it. he says hes been doing this for many years and has never had a problem. (he changed the cam for more torque)
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I was watching "Two Guys Garage" on the weekend and they were talking about the tappet problem with regards to them f*ckin' up. They were saying that it wasn't so much that the oil was the problem as it was the "offshore" aka chinese lifters that were made cheaply. Back to you 67.
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Mopar Lover
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well, most chinese products are not of good quality to begin with
but, the lifters that went bad on my car were made in the U.S.A.
also, most machine shops have confirmed the zinc problem
back to you polara
haha
but, the lifters that went bad on my car were made in the U.S.A.
also, most machine shops have confirmed the zinc problem
back to you polara
haha
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From: dead moines.ia
lucas also makes an engine break in additive with zinc in it. I'm assistant manager at a main counter napa and we sell lots of the crap to mostly the circle track drivers and ppl rebuilding older cars. i've heard good things about the stuff. alot of these guys put it in every time they change the oil.
Last edited by bigsho; Jun 30, 2009 at 08:20 PM.
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From: dead moines.ia
its called lucas engine break-in oil additive....part #10063 at your local napa...hehe...but u may wanna write down that part# because its not in any of our paper chemical catalogues for some reason.
