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On 15 May 2002, at 21:11, Russ wolfe wrote: > The wood was in there for just the opposite reason. It is an oil baffle > to limit how much oil went up the push rod to the rocker arms. I have > even put pipe cleaners into push rods. on engines that were oiling the > upper end "too well". > This wood also stiffened the push rod. On a 36hp, the push rod/cam > follower are one piece, and DO NOT rotate. Are you saying that the wood is tight in there? If so, the wood might also dampen unwanted vibrations. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe