swing69
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I've got an 84 LA 318 apart to be freshened up. Low mileage motor just got a cleaning, new freeze plugs, cam and lifter, rings, main and rod bearings. On the 84, the timing chain oiler is the sheetmetal drip plate off the cam thrust plate. The 3 mounting bolts are solid (no hole) On earlier (don't know the year) the cam thrust plate was retained by4 bolts, 1 hollow (upper left) for "dripping" onto the chain.
Issue: I don't remember removing an oil slinger off the crank. Plus...I can't find one if it did have it.
Questions:
1) What was the changeover year where the sheetmetal drip plate was added to the small blocks?
2) If using the drip plate, all the bolts are solid, so you depend on oil be thrown around the timing case, correct?
3) Did all year SB use oil slingers? If not, what year did they stop?
4) what year was the changeover for the different style crank seal?? shouldered vs. non shouldered housing?
Its looking like that IF the drip plate was installed, there is NO slinger on the crank. AND if no drip edge, it used a slinger on the crank. I have a 78 360 apart too, it has the drip plate, and no slinger.
Issue: I don't remember removing an oil slinger off the crank. Plus...I can't find one if it did have it.
Questions:
1) What was the changeover year where the sheetmetal drip plate was added to the small blocks?
2) If using the drip plate, all the bolts are solid, so you depend on oil be thrown around the timing case, correct?
3) Did all year SB use oil slingers? If not, what year did they stop?
4) what year was the changeover for the different style crank seal?? shouldered vs. non shouldered housing?
Its looking like that IF the drip plate was installed, there is NO slinger on the crank. AND if no drip edge, it used a slinger on the crank. I have a 78 360 apart too, it has the drip plate, and no slinger.
