Pushrod oiling - do I need it?
It’s surprising what a very small orfice can flow. Bret had a video on Facebook of how much one would flow under way less than 50-70 pounds of pressure. I don’t restrict my oil but I do everything humanly possible to keep oil out of spots I want limited oil and get it back to the oil pan. Im
Betting I haven’t bought a head or main stud kit in well over 20 years for my builds. But I’m also not building engines for customers. I have two huge plastic totes of 7/16 and 1/2 inch main studs and head bolt studs. I grab what I need and go with it. Now I will buy new washers and nuts occasionally. I refuse to use any type of air tools or battery tools on my engines or transmissions. ( except on my balancer bolt) everything else is done by hand.