201 push rod side cover..
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Topic: 201 push rod side cover..
Posted By: tbran
Subject: 201 push rod side cover..
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2023 at 4:31pm
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...saw the post below - was the heritage of the engine such that there were adjustments under there as in an earlier version 'Leroi' possibly ? Or was it just a 'thing' they did back then? Flat heat engines were like this... just a thought... any ideas ? ------------- When told "it's not the money,it's the principle", remember, it's always the money.. |
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2023 at 5:14pm
| I always thought A-C hadn't finely honed their casting skills until the WD45 engine block!! But, there's something to be said for being able to clean the sludge out of that area, as they were using non-detergent oils from the WC (1934) thru the WD (1953). |
Posted By: Ed (Ont)
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2023 at 7:46pm
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Chev 250 inline 6 cyl had side cover as well. Sure made it easy to change bad lifter. I had one in a 71 Ventura (like Nova). Drove from North of Toronto here to Los Angeles. One lifter was clacking badly when we got there. Removed rocker cover and side cover. Installed one new lifter and drove the car for years after. Took maybe 1/2 hr to do. Sure had some comments about backwoods Canucks doing repairs in driveways!
Cost of repair was less than $20.
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Posted By: Les Kerf
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2023 at 9:18pm
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Ford Sixes have that lifter cover too, definitely a troublesome spot for oil leakage. |