Engine Oiling System
Lubrication is force-feed type. Oil is supplied under full pressure to crankshaft, connecting rods and camshaft bearings. Controlled volume of oil is supplied to valve lifters, push rods and rocker arms. Oil pump is located in front engine cover and receives oil from crankcase by a drilled passage to pickup pipe. Oil passes through full-flow oil filter, equipped with a by-pass valve, and to main oil galleries. Main oil galleries run full length of cylinder block and supply oil to valve lifters, camshaft bearings, main and connecting rod bearings. Pistons, cylinder walls, piston pins, distributor gears, timing chain and sprockets are lubricated by splash, gravity flow or squirt holes. Oil to rocker arms is pumped through tubular push rods.