Re: [T3] engine rebuild question

[Scott Taylor <scottbtaylor@earthlink.net>]

<x-flowed>The short one is the earliest design. The longer grooved one was 
introduced with the 1500S engine and is a better choice, it'll keep 
your oil cooler than the earlier one.

Scott Taylor
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On Feb 2, 2005, at 6:47 AM, David Sanderson wrote:

>  I removed all the head bolts and the oil pressure valve. I note that 
> I have two different styles. The springs are the same length but the 
> thingy at the end (don't know what it is called) is shorter in one 
> engine than the other. The difference is small, 5 mm (3/16) but I 
> would imagine that this has an impact on oil pressure. Does anyone 
> know what the difference would be? 

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