Oil path question...

D.L. Man wrote:
> So The only way oil gets to the head in 5.0's is thru the pushrods. Right?


In a 5.0 Ford, yes. Now the 332, 352,360, 390, 410, 427 and 428
Fords are a different story. They have a rocker arm shaft that gets
oiled entirely different.


> And it drains back into the pan thru the drain holes. So if the push rods
> were interupted the oil would still flow thru the filter and if redirected
> it wouldn't mess up anything as long as it went back to the drain holes?

Well, I'm not sure what you are asking here exactly. Yes, if a
pushrod would plug up, it could mess up things by not oiling a rocker
arm or the tip of the pushrod. The rest of the engine would be okay,
just maybe not the area that is affected. (Although it would PROBABLY
get oiled by the splash from another neighboring pushrod) Is this
getting complicated yet?!!
If you do regular maintenance, there is not much of a reason for the
pushrod to plug up.

>
> If I am missing anything here let me know. I want to thank you helping me
> with this. It cleared up allot.
>
> D.L. Man


Exactly what is it you are trying to ask here? :-)