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Originally Posted by dtmaso
Ooops! Of course it's the head, I guess my mind wandered toward the exhaust manifold when typing.
Thank you both, ERA Chas and RodKnock...
But now I'm just getting confuser and confuser!!
The fact that this SO is a 'service' block, for better or worse depending on who you talk to, coupled with the poor presentation during my inspection (for some reason wouldn't start), has me quite hesitant.
Conversely, the level of perfection on the top-oiler car that I'm also looking at blows the side-oiler away - except that it's a top-oiler.
So, I'm back to the thrust of my questioning:
Is a 'questionable' side oiler a more reliable, better overall value than an extremely well sorted top oiler?
The deeper I dig on this topic the more difficult my decision has become. (Don't worry, I'm not going on much longer with this thread) Thanks all!
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honestly, the side oiler, (and i know i may get spanked by others for this)
has no advantage over the top oiler except will help keep a factory steel crank alive at high rpm. with the introduction of aftermarket crankshafts with SBC journal sizes the SO will give you bragging rights and a lighter wallet after paying for one. if the car is nicer with the top oiler then you've made your decision.