Abstract:
An improvement in an engine having conventional components including at least one valve, pivotally mounted rocker arm for operating the valve, reciprocally moveable member for effecting pivotal movement of the rocker arm, the improvement being characterized by a cover that is adapted for being sealingly emplaced about the rocker arm and having a plurality of oil inlet apertures to allow oil to be applied to the rocker arm at its points of contact that need lubrication and having at least one oil drain aperture to allow oil to drain therefrom; and oil reservoir for containing the oil, oil drain conduit between the cover and the reservoir, and oil pump having suction connected with the reservoir and a discharge for pumping the oil for lubricating the rocker arm, an oil conduit connected intermediate the pump and the reservoir and the pump and the cover for conveying oil is appropriate and an oil pump power means for powering the oil pump, the oil pump power means being drivingly connected with the oil pump and adapted for pumping oil responsive to reciprocal movement of the reciprocally moveable member of the engine. The details of the oil distribution system, the oil pump power means and the cover are also disclosed.