Oil flows through the hole in the lifter, through the bore in the pushrod
tube, through a hole in the rocker arm cup to the rocker shaft. From there
some will splash on the valve spring/stem.

Dennis

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Rory Bogar
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 6:50 PM
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Subject: oil problem

What would keep oil from reaching valve spring on one side but not the
other?