Re: [Amc-list] Oil use for 196

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

farna@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Which reminds me -- there is an oil squirt hole on the rod that squirts oil from the rod bearing on the cylinder walls and a good bit on the camshaft. Those engines run up around 30-40 psi when hot, around 60 psi cold. The cylinders need the oil, but the cam really doesn't. I guess the engineers figured it would be better to spray the cam than the solid side of the block. I bet it causes the mist inside and the extra oil spread over the side covers and all leaks a bit more than other engines. Come to think of it, the L-head probably needed that oil sprayed on the lifters, but the OHV should get enough from drain back from the head -- something the L-head didn't have. 

It puts the modern six into perspective too. They really did their 
homework -- really, no major changes to that motor after introduction. 
ALl the fiddling with heads, but the bottom end virtually unchanged.

On mine, the front leading edge of the valve cover gets misted. I mean, 
just barely "damp" with oil after a month or two, not wet like from a 
leak, but from an aerosol. Can't figure out where it comes from; the 
valve cover isn't leaking, the side covers are too far down, but maybe 
the fan just rotates hot air under the hood.

I think assembling a 195.6 with Right Stuff sealer would do a lot.
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