You can make an adjustable valve for the spit engine using the stock body, face the end, drill and tap, and fab the adjusting screw out of a bolt with a t-handle head or whatever, sealed with copper washer under the jam nut.
Space is limited when the engine is in the car.
If interested in specs I can supply, haven't made a run in a few years.
Glen
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: Thanks Glen,
:
: I will start with the 160 degree T-stat
: and new oil filter as they are things I
: can buy locally. I have the relief
: valve parts on order and will order the
: oil cooler sandwich plate tonight or
: tomorrow once I have measured a couple
: of things.
:
: Doug L.
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: The suggestion to check the filter is
: mainly for your peace of mind,
: hopefully all looks good.
: I use the delta cold/hot as a valid
: indicator of the health of the oil
: system. An engine with a little
: excessive bleed won't make good
: pressure at idle but will come right up
: with rpm.
: The only real risk of damage in a case
: like this is "lugging" the
: engine at low rpm when there isn't
: enough pressure to hold the oil wedge
: around the journal, and it gets
: metal-on metal...
: Good idea also to get the water temp
: down a bit.
: Good luck, sounds like a plan.
: Glen
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: I have a partial course charted.
:
: I will replace the filter, sooner
: rather than later and I will take a
: peek inside as you suggested here and
: in your other post.
: I will order and replace the relief
: valve and spring. I need to order some
: other parts anyway.
: I have installed the oil cooler. I am
: considering buying a non-thermostatic
: sandwich plate for it so the cooler is
: always working.
: I am going to install a 160 degree
: thermostat.
:
: Other things involving opening the
: engine back up (for any reason) will
: come much later. Unfortunately my
: available time to sort this out is
: getting scarce.
:
: Thanks for the suggestions. I will let
: you know what I find.
:
: Doug L.
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: With cold oil I would expect it to be
: bumping the relief valve @ 2500-3000
: rpm, and drop as the oil gets to temp.
: You could conceivably be losing some
: due to a valve bypass or weak spring. I
: would open up the filter element and
: inspect it for trash, and also check
: the relief valve & spring, make
: sure there isn't a little bit of trash
: in there, maybe even shim it a bit, as
: a test, and see if that makes a change.
: Also these springs do wear.
: There are several pumps for the Spit,
: later cars use the angled pickup pump,
: it has larger gears than do the earlier
: pumps, and you can make a pump using
: 6-cylinder gears and a spacer for the
: body, but the stock pump should be
: fine.
:
: Re distributor, I think you did exactly
: what I often do... over-oil the
: distributor under the breaker plate...
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