[SEL] OT Ford lifter

[maytagtwin at aol.com]

Hi Bruce,
I didn't think anyone but me remembered Royal Triton oil.  The Hudson dealer in Leavenworth recommended it and I used it in my Hudson Hornets for years.  I had to replace a crankcase oil pan once after running over an african american head size rock.  The replacement pan came from a junk yard donor and I steam cleaned it to get it clean of years of crud.  The damaged pan was clean inside as it came off the engine.  There was no sludge buildup with the Royal Triton.

Ron
PS:  I haven't seen any in years.  It was a product of the Union Oil Company of California.  



-----Original Message-----
From: sluggo54 <sluggo54 at hotmail.com>
To: sel <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Sat, Mar 17, 2012 4:21 pm
Subject: [SEL] OT Ford lifter


I remember my dad pulling lifters out of his 332 1959 Ford.  I don't remember 
or sure what had to come off, but I think it was just the valve covers and 
ocker shafts.  He made s tool by carefully putting three bends in a hacksaw 
lade, forming a tweezer with splayed-out feet on the business end.  He squeezed 
t together, inserted the frog feet into the top of the lifter, and pulled it 
ut.  On a couple he had to wedge something down the tweezer to maintain grip.  
eantime, I made labeled containers to hold them so they would go back where 
hey came from.  We boiled them to soften the varnish so they could be 
isassembled, then used denatured alcohol to remove the varnish.  Assemble, drop 
n a cup of oil for a few minutes, then back into the engine they went.  
ver after he used Royal Triton oil, and had no problems.
is next car was a Buick.
Bruce Younger
esting  Hornady's new Zombie ammunition.
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