[AT] Super MTA oil pressure

Edward Tabor edward.tabor at zoominternet.net
Wed Mar 17 16:03:15 PST 2004


You should readjust the valves, however it wont necessarily need it.

Ed

D. Day wrote:

>If I remove the rocker arm assembly to begin checking the oil passage, will
>it have to be re-adjusted when it's put back on?
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>Thanks for the help,
>
>Dick
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>[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of charlie hill
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>Dick,  I can't tell you about the M engine but on my Allis engines you wish
>you were not standing near them.  They sling oil everywhere.  No gussher but
>more like a wet dog shaking.  Sounds like you have an oil passage cloged on
>the way to the valve train.
>
>Charlie
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>Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 9:32 PM
>Subject: [AT] Super MTA oil pressure
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>>We just put the rebuilt head on the M and fired it up without the valve
>>cover in place so we could make sure oil is circulating through the rocker
>>assembly.  How much oil should we see?  The engine oil was totally drained
>>about a week ago. Tonight we filled it up and put a new filter on prior to
>>starting it.  We ran it a few minutes and didn't see a significant amount
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>of
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>>oil.
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>>Should we see a gusher or a trickle?  Since the engine sat dry for so
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>long,
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>>will it take a while before oil reaches the head?  Oil pressure hit about
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>70
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>>the second it was started and held there until we shut it off.
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>>Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
>>
>>Dick
>>
>>Dick Day Software Services
>>83712 552nd Avenue
>>Norfolk, NE 68701
>>402/379-1606
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