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Petteroids / 4 HP water cooled Petteroid lube problem
« on: March 29, 2007, 04:43:37 PM »
I bought a 4 HP petteroid along with a 12 HP Petteroid Last Year. I wanted to see if the engine has oil pressure at the Cam end of the engine. On the 12 HP engine I was able to see that the Rod journals and Main bearings were getting a good supply of oil including the Cam gear on the side of the engine. The 4 HP Petteroid also was getting good oil to the bearings except when I removed the cam cover on the side of the engine the gears and governer assymbly were dry!... appearantly there is no oil coming through the crank and out to the cam gear? How can I repair this? has anyone had a problem similiar to this? luckily both engines have never been run more than one or one an half minutes... I cound not find any damage to the cam gears.

Does anyone here know how the rocker arms are supposed to be lubed? this did not come with a manual. neither engine seems to have any oil passage ways to the rocker arms... seems like it needs manual oil with an oil can?

Engines are metalic blue in colour. With plaster filler under paint in spots. Other than the problems mentioned they did start easily.

Jim


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