I’m looking for some oil troughs that were on the early blocks used for directing additional oil to the timing chain.  These are just a stamped steel piece that fastened to the block behind the timing chain with a single screw.  I can also use the fuel pump lobe counterweights that were also discontinued in 1956 so I’m interested in those also.  Here’s a couple of pics.

If you have any of these you’d like to get rid of, then contact me using the email address or the phone number at this site address.  http://www.eatonbalancing.com/contact.php

Do you believe that the fuel pump counter weights are benificial in camshaft balancing?

Oldmics

I'm intrigued.  Are you finding the timing chains need a little more oil?  Or maybe trying to control windage at the front?

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Oldmics

Ford did bring the fuel pump counterweight back into production on the 271HP 289’s though so the engineers did recognize some benefit from the use of it in a performance application. 

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Early inline chev sixes had a short tube extending over the timing gears, connected to the camshaft bearing oil passage.  Could this idea help a Y?  I think Speedpro's engines have a small (.030?) hole drilled into the front oil passage to squirt lube onto the crank gear.  Richard Gaston used to scratch a small notch in the front cam bearing to bleed extra oil to the cam thrust area.  I have seen several engines with wear in that area.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

i see you've had no offers, i've been looking ever since reading your article on camshaft balancing and have not come up with anything. i think i could bash up a trough with a big hammer and a piece of rusty tin but the counter wt. would need some help. i'm guessing you are going to be more successful than me in obtaining one, any chance of posting a flat on pic.

i'm guessing its the same thickness as the spacer an could scale the pic from the bore to come close?

thanks in advance

stuey