Timing Gear Drive
>but as we all know the plate is behind the cam timing gear so NATURALLY it would oil the chain, sprockets, gear drive and everything else in there.
I was wondering about that. The position of my(392) gallery plugs looks like to me that they would squirt just on the inside of the cam gear holes. Would the oil get around to the gear teeth by windage or something? And how about the idler bearing...gets oiled from the general oil cloud under the cover? I was thinking along the lines of devising a postive, directed path from the plate, around the cam gear and squirt directly on the meshing teeth and bearing, i don't know how yet, don't even know if its practical or even needed.
Still, i'd feel better with positive oiling, hey you know, a little insurance couldn't hurt. Its convenient that the 392 and mopar smallblock share a few systems, that way i can get different perspectives.