Camshaft sensor gear toast

[TurboBuRick]

Some get lucky I guess...

Scott,

They live just fine when set up right and supplied oil. If you run them dry they won't last.

Rick

 

[buickjeff]

Scott,

They live just fine when set up right and supplied oil. If you run them dry they won't last.

Rick

What are you guys finding out is the best way to get oil to the gear - if you have a billet roller without cam supplied oil?

 

[RmvBfrFlght]

Myself and others added an external oil line to lube the cam gear. See the Stage II tech here for a thread on it. Can use my username as an author. IIRC, the thread starter was either LOT, or Lee Thompson.

With the front cover off can drill a small hole in an oil passage that will spray oil in that direction. Jerryl (sp?) I believe posted a picture in that thread.

RemoveBeforeFlight

 

[buickjeff]

Thanks - I did see those threads , just didn't know if since then no other methods of oiling popped up
Time to go dig those threads up again
Thanks
Jeff M

 

[TurboBuRick]

A .020 hole in the oil gallery plug does the trick.

 

[SS/GN]

A .020 hole in the oil gallery plug does the trick.

Many sbc and bbc guys did this into the block cam journal behind the timing gear!

 

[Chuck Leeper]

Many sbc and bbc guys did this into the block cam journal behind the timing gear!

That was to lube the ft face of the block/cam gear surface.

 

[SS/GN]

You got that right Chuck, only some of us old guys remember that. Even when we put a Torrington in we would drill the hole. The hole in the oil plug for the Buick sounds like it would do the same thing, but for the cam gear itself. Any more pics or info on this?

 

[NY_GN]

A .020 hole in the oil gallery plug does the trick.

Any pics of this being done, still waiting on parts, so I got time.

 

[Wahoo]

A .020 hole in the oil gallery plug does the trick.

which one, I'll have my machinist do it since he has my block. Thx

 

[TurboBuRick]

It makes no difference what plug gets drilled. Either one will get the job done.

 

[seedling]

Earl Brown and Jerryl seem to have this thing down pat? This is Jerryl's vid so Maybe he'll do a how to write up??

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[TurboBuRick]

Earl Brown and Jerryl seem to have this thing down pat? This is Jerryl's vid so Maybe he'll do a how to write up??

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Very nice!

 

[NY_GN]

It makes no difference what plug gets drilled. Either one will get the job done.

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Does the hole affect oil pressure? Should I run heavier weight after?

 

[earlbrown]

Does the hole affect oil pressure? Should I run heavier weight after?

You won't notice. The minute amount of bleed off will be automatically taken up by the oil pump relief valve.


Even a hole as large is .020" only has .031 square inchs of flow area.

 

[TurboBuRick]

The oil pump moves more oil than most think. Way more than the motor actually uses. There is plenty on tap.

Hey Earl, In the above video, what size whole was drilled?