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Originally Posted by Duffy1
Hardtimes;
Thanks for the response.Well I do not have full pressure or full oil filter system . I still have the splash system with one of those sometimes oil filters.I will keep my fingers crossed and not push the engine and hope she holds up.Or I could pull the engine and have it modified to full oil pressure with inserts in rods and inserts in mains and add a full filter oil system. I really hesitate doing this it has plenty of power and no vibration. This could fall in the category of "if it is not broke don`t fix it ". Do you know if you can still purchase triumph rod inserts?
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Hey Duffy,
Sounds like you have a fine engine there ! Just keep doing good preventative maintenance and have fun with it
! These A/B engines are amazingly sturdy as ford made them, IMO. I think that Henry would have had a heart attack, if he saw all of the $$$$ and 'improvements' that we , his followers , have made to his invention. It is fun to see all the innovations that owners make to run them hard, but still try to hold them together ...on drag strips, at hill climbs and at todays highway speeds !
I don't think that you will have any problem finding Triumph bearing inserts, as the triumphs are still a very popular car. My inserts are TR-4 origin. 'Plenty of power and no vibration' ...is what we all strive for and it sounds like you've achieved it
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BTW...I'm going to try going back to poured Babbitt mains and rods with full pressure.
Jim B, a real hard engine using guy, says that he runs a poured Babbitt engine at Bonneville. Shoot , I figure if it lasts year in and year out for him...I may as well try if,eh !!