Aaron65
Active Member
[FONT="]The last two times I've had my oil filter out on my '53 Special (with 263), I've noticed some bronze/copper detritus in the oil filter housing/oil filter. My machine shop rebuilt this engine for me 9 years and 12,000 miles ago, and it runs and sounds the same, and the oil pressure hasn't changed in 10 years. I don't remember seeing any silver metal in the filter last time I cut it apart. The only thing not rebuilt on the engine is the used rocker shaft I bought from Wheatbelt at the same time. I disassembled and cleaned it, and it had some wear, but it was better than the one that was in the engine. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]My question is, are there rocker bushings in 263s, and are they made of yellow metal? I can't remember, and if this thing were wearing a main, rod, or cam bearing badly enough to be leaving yellow metal in the oil filter, I would think other problems would have manifested themselves over the course of 12,000 miles, but I also can't think of anything yellowish that would be leaving visible residue in the oil filter canister. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]My question is, are there rocker bushings in 263s, and are they made of yellow metal? I can't remember, and if this thing were wearing a main, rod, or cam bearing badly enough to be leaving yellow metal in the oil filter, I would think other problems would have manifested themselves over the course of 12,000 miles, but I also can't think of anything yellowish that would be leaving visible residue in the oil filter canister. [/FONT]