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JWL · 09-09-2012, 11:08 AM

Overall good information. I saw only one technical problem----the oil cavity around the pushrod bushing that was discussed in video #1 does not exist in the block that was being used for the demo. That cavity is only present in the earlier engines with the small pushrod and bushing. The demo block(8BA style) has the oil passage drilled directly to an intersect point and not into a cavity.

The vidoes should help educate interested people on how components receive lubrication in our Flatheads and should reduce questons about lost oil pressure when the pushrod is removed.

09-09-2012, 11:08 AM	#4
JWL Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fitzgerald, Georgia Posts: 2,204	Re: Walt Dupont lectures on V8 Oiling Overall good information. I saw only one technical problem----the oil cavity around the pushrod bushing that was discussed in video #1 does not exist in the block that was being used for the demo. That cavity is only present in the earlier engines with the small pushrod and bushing. The demo block(8BA style) has the oil passage drilled directly to an intersect point and not into a cavity. The vidoes should help educate interested people on how components receive lubrication in our Flatheads and should reduce questons about lost oil pressure when the pushrod is removed.