Re: 1947 356 Oil Tappet Regulator

Posted by Tim Cole On 2012/9/2 7:50:37

Rather than using the motor as a paper weight, why not make up a fixed orifice feed plug for the front and rear cam bearings? What that regulator gadget is doing is starving the cam bearings to increase gauge pressure the same way as the old time used car dealer trick.

That is a ridiculous piece of engineering and gives credence to the old timers I knew who were always trying to pin the oil pressure gauge in Packards. Although I'm sure they would change their ways if they ever had high oil pressure blow a hole in the 11th series and later oil regulation circuit.

It's way ahead of its time though if you look at some of the crap they pull in modern cars with similar disastrous results.