I was helping a friend get a 1971 MGB running. They bought the car a while ago but have not tried to drive it yet because of a warning by one of our club members that the valve train sounded loud. The engine was rebuilt according to the guy that sold it. I pulled off the valve cover and can barely see the oil coming out of the rockers. IE: the back pedestal has oil slowing dripping out of the nut on top. Each of the others has much less oil and the push rods for the front pedestal had no oil on them. Oil pressure according to the gauge is 50lbs at idle. Sounds high to me but I usually work on Triumphs and Austin Healeys. I know the oil feed is from the rear pedestal but is there any way they turned the rockers bushes so the oil hole is pluged?
Any other ideas? (plenty of oil in the car)
I can tell that someone spent a lot of money on this car. Lots of little extras everywhere and the engine is pristine.
Thanks
Jerry
Any other ideas? (plenty of oil in the car)
I can tell that someone spent a lot of money on this car. Lots of little extras everywhere and the engine is pristine.
Thanks
Jerry