[AT] Super MTA oil pressure

[Robert L. Holtzer]

A good idea to do so.  Nothing seems to go back exactly as it comes off.

Given the oil pressure (assuming your gauge is OK) it is difficult to 
believe priming is necessary.  I'd be more concerned about obstructed oil 
passages or perhaps gasket (frankly I can't recall about the rocker arm 
stand gasket).  If you pull the rocker arms, I'd suggest cranking the 
engine a bit (preferably with sparkplugs out) -- oil flow should be evident 
within a few cranks.

Bob Holtzer

At 09:00 AM 3/17/2004 -0600, you 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?
>
>Thanks for the help,
>
>Dick
>
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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
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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
>of
> > oil.
> >
> > Should we see a gusher or a trickle?  Since the engine sat dry for so
>long,
> > will it take a while before oil reaches the head?  Oil pressure hit about
>70
> > the second it was started and held there until we shut it off.
> >
> > Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
> >
> > Dick
> >
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