Re: 356 connecting rod oil hole

Posted by Ross On 2013/2/7 10:43:05

Back before our standard of living was so high and people had to scrape for a dollar much more than we do now, closing off the oil holes on the rods was a fairly normal practice on engines that were known as "oil pumpers". They rightly assumed that the worn rod bearing were going to let plenty enough oil splash up onto the cylinder walls. And who was going pony up for an engine job on some old $150 back row of the used car lot Packard. By the early sixties the only thing cheaper on a used car lot was a Nash.

A tired 356 can use a jaw dropping quantity of oil on a 100 mile trip. Folks were just getting by.