Was the NASCAR inspired special rod & bearing (I believe wider) issued first for the center oiler? Wouldn't seem necessary if in fact the side oiler solved all oiling problems.

Jay, I have read and re read your very helpful book many times, (I keep it by the throne) and as soon as it begins to disassemble from use I'll be in line for a new copy, thanks.
Mike.

Not mine, posted today on face book marketplace.

If only he had marketed the Bass-o-matic! "It's as easy as that".

A friend of mine had a smoking condition on a brand X and tried two or three sets of intake gaskets, no change. The culprit turned out to be a crack in one of the intake ports in the head. Something to check for.

I did a version of that in the lathe. Had to shorten about .250 and had to bore the ID of the tube deeper so had to pull the tip out, came out EZ. I think they use a reamer originally so bore does not run true with OD of tube. Had to zero ID each one before boring. A lot of fooling around but they were new with just brake in time. Switching from Speed Master rockers to Harland sharp made this necessary. Thanks for the tip.

Slight hijack here, remember when Japan automakers were "dumping' cars in the USA, meaning selling below cost to eliminate competition? I believe this is the AMAZON business model.

Paying attention in school is a capital investment.