Seems like rocker shaft connector oilers are hot in the "Stovebolt" news lately. It also seems as though they are prone to breakage for reasons not entirely evident.

Here is what I did with mine (on a 1958 235):

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This connector had completely broken and the tube was floating around in the head. Note a second hairline crack to the left of the open crack

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Cleaned up a little...you can see the other crack a little better

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Here is the connector after a little welding, notice the little hole at the bottom of the tube. This hole was machined from the factory.




Last edited by Paul_WNC; 04/16/2015 5:20 PM.

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