Valve spring work-around.

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Originally Posted by JET

It is likely that the keeper would get stuck in one of the passages and block the oil flow at least partially.

-Although I agree that dropping one of those things down the oil drain would not be ideal, i disagree, the oil returns are huge, you could drop a dime down there, a keeper would not get stuck

Originally Posted by JET

Also remember that the oil still has parts to go through before reaching the oil pan,

Uh, dont want to sound better then you or anything, but any free floating oil in the head drains straight down under 0PSI of pressure to the oil pan, after the oil is used in the cams/lifters it is done.

Originally Posted by JET

the filter is the first thing after the pump.

No, not exactly, from the oil pan, there is the pickup tube, which has a screen, keepers are huge in comparason to the screen, it would never make it into the oil pump

Originally Posted by JET

It won't get filtered until the next time around.

actually, oil gets filtered every time around


Jet - im not trying to be a dick here, you know how long I have been working on dsms, I have been battling against automotive superstition my whole automotive career, so facts are very important to me. sorry if I picked your whole post apart, but comon man!