[Hugh R]

I am getting new oilite bushings, they're cheap. They still have that groove in them however. The groove is there to make sure that oil get through the entire bushing, and is factory original. The squirt of oil that I get hits the oil pump gear and chain. But lots and lots of oil dumps from the openings in the front end of the cams into the timing case. I did speak with one very seasoned Aston guy and he said he'd never thought of the issue, but that he could see closing up the very end with solder on the new bushings and opening a small groove. I may call one of the Aston racing groups in the East Coast. Thanks for all the thoughts, and feedback. BTW, I dropped off the crank at the hard chromers today. I should get it back in two weeks, I'm taking it back to standard diameter and shooting for 1.1 to about 1.6 thou on the main bearing clearances.