AMC V8 - additional oil sys mods
If you groove your distributor as shown, you will increase the oil to it:
http://www.american-powersports.com/...ech/groove.gif
Everyone knows about the under-manifold line:
http://www.american-powersports.com/...main_oiler.jpg
This is to be installed into the timing cover to oil the distributor
gear/timing chain:
http://www.american-powersports.com/...hain_oiler.jpg
TransAm pan as used on the Kaplan Javie:
http://www.american-powersports.com/.../ta_oilpan.jpg
I AM thinking of drilling and "jetting" one of the pipe plugs just above and beside the cam hole:
http://www.american-powersports.com/...amc_blk_1b.jpg
The inner side of the front of the block:
http://www.american-powersports.com/...amc_blk_1c.jpg
Self explanatory:
http://www.american-powersports.com/.../oilscreen.jpg
AMC distributor gearset oiling...
It would be nice to assemble the timing cover with the distributor installed and be able to see the distrib gears mesh, maybe going too deep or too shalllow? How about using that orange ring-gear dye?
Re: AMC distributor gearset oiling...
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Originally Posted by Holeshot
It would be nice to assemble the timing cover with the distributor installed and be able to see the distrib gears mesh, maybe going too deep or too shalllow? How about using that orange ring-gear dye?
Are speaking of running the engine or just a "mock-up" type look see?
Could a old (used up) cover be fitted with a sight glass to view in to see the mesh of the cam and dist. gears? To view how the oil flows in a running engine would be kinda hard as oil isn't transparent :smile:
oil mods- groove in dist?!?!
So where does this oil come from if you cut a groove in the dist housing? I just went out and looked at a front cover and dist. and I can see NO benefit to grooving your dist. housing, not unless you are working on "The heartbeat of america"-(ROD KNOCK)