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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">First check by unscrewing the oil filler ca=
p, before removing the valve cover, to see how much oil is squirting o=
ut. <div><br></div><div><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div=
dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D=
"cite">On Jul 21, 2025, at 8:10=E2=80=AFPM, Al Fuller <alfuller194@gmail.=
com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"auto"><div>Agreed. Rocker shaft wear is easy to c=
heck - just warm up the engine then idle it with the rocker cover removed.&n=
bsp;</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Proper function will=
have oil dribbling over the rockers, while worn shaft will spurt oil into t=
he air. One of my Healeys shot oil up to the bonnet underside!</div><div><br=
></div><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">________________<br>Sent from=
my phone <br>Best Regards,<br>Al Fuller</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, J=
ul 21, 2025, 12:57=E2=80=AFPM Harold Manifold <<a href=3D"mailto:manifold=
@telus.net">manifold@telus.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-l=
eft:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi Carl and Gerry,</div><div><br></div><div>T=
he oil pressure might be a bit low once the oil gets hot.</div><div><br></di=
v><div>What grade of oil are you currently using? The cold start pressures y=
ou mentioned sound perfectly normal, which indicates that your oil pump and o=
il release valve are functioning correctly. Until the release valve opens, t=
he pressure is determined by the resistance within the oil distribution syst=
em.</div><div><br></div><div>At low RPMs and with hot oil, wear on the rocke=
r shaft could be a possible cause for the pressure drop.</div><div><br></div=
><div>Best,</div><div>Harold</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 11:2=
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px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><d=
iv>
<div>COLD START 60 LBS. DRIVEE ACROSS TOWN 50, ON HIGHWAY 60, BACK IN TOWN D=
ROPS TO 20 IN 3RD GEAAR, 30 IN SECOND GEAR,<div><br></div><div>IS THIS S A P=
ROOBLEM?</div><div><br></div><div>NO OIL LEAKS ANYWHERE-DIPO STITICK SAYS "o=
k"</div><div><br></div><div>1957 BN-4</div></div>___________________________=
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