My 56 Fairllane is not getting oil to the passenger side rocker arm assembly. I have removed the assembly, found the rocker shafts clean and clear. I checked the passage thru the head, clear and clean. I put carb cleaner in the oiling hole and let set. The level did go down a small amount. Cleaned out the hole several times then tried to blow 120 psi air down the hole and could not.
Here are my questions...
The motor was supposed to have been rebuilt sometime around 2012. Internals appear very clean. The driver side is getting PLENTY of oil. Are both sides fed from the same cam bearing? The motor is believed to be a 312 and was made in Jan 1956. Not sure what was replaced for the rebuild. If it has a crossed drilled cam, maybe the holes were not lined up when I tried to blow out the passage? Is it possible that I have to turn the motor over until the holes are lined up?
I figure I will have to pull the head next spring and check the head gasket and the oil passage in the block. Does the fact that oiling on the driver side of the car is more than enough indicate that the cam bearing is passing oil ok? Also, I read somewhere that there was TSB from Ford about a fix for an imbalance in the oiling (assuming that both sides are fed from the same cam bearing). Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Rick