Re: Oil Filter

Posted by John Wallis On 2010/8/23 20:49:39
Quote:

BH wrote:
I beileve the timing chain gets a periodic squirt of oil from the camshaft thrust plate and spacer arrangement.


Correct Brian. The late engines had an intermittent squirt (once every rotation of the cam I recall). The early engines had a continuous flow and that was one of the issues with the lifters not getting enough oil. The intermittent cam spacer held more pressure in the lifter oil passage.

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