I already brought the 54 engine to the repair shop. Today I am tow baring the 46 2 ton to the shop. The end of Thursday or Friday morning I will tow bar the truck to my house.
Then my son can tow the truck to his catering events as the engine rebuilding is done. Then we will bring the truck back into the shop when the engine rebuild is finished.
The rocker arm shaft half connecter has a threaded end for the oil line to connect to the shaft. The oil feed tube comes up through the lifter/pushrod gallery and has a line fitting so that oil line can't fall out.
My concern is with the oil tube (the tube were the oil exits the rocker arm shaft) that comes out of the left side of the rocker arm shaft connector and bends back over the top of the rocker arm shaft and ends up near the top of the head that feeds oil to the lifters.
You see this "oil return tube" appeared to of partially fallen out of place allowing most of the oil to exit the rocker arm shaft almost as fast as it entered it. Thus causing the engine failure.
How was that tube installed from the factory?
Press fit?
Brazed?
Can we tap it, flare a line and use a line fitting?
How can we prevent it from falling out again?
Thanks Jeffrey
