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Steve, If you have the Standard engine, it is possible to fit the head gasket upside down and back to front so that the oil feed from the block to the head is blocked by the incorrectly fitted head gasket. I am told that this is not possible on the Continental engine as the cyl head studs are not symmetrical about the axes of the head. There was a thread about this a while back - a Continental owner suggested poking a bit of stiff wire down the oilway in the block to unblock it, and also of course checking the oilways in the rocker arm and head. So, if you have the Standard engine, remove the head to check the c/head gasket is on correctly, and if you have the Continental engine, remove the rocker assy and poke wire down the oilways in the block to try to unblock it. Personally, if it has run that long without oil, I'd take the head off anyway, and get the valve guides checked, too, as they may be pretty worn by now after running for so long with no oil. This will also give you better access to the blocked oilway. You will also need to remove all those metal shavings from the cam area, as they will have fallen down past the push rods. Leaving them there will ensure you have an effective grinding paste to wear the rest of the engine!!!!! Good luck, it looks like this could keep you busy for a while. If you can confirm which engine type you have, someone out there may be able to help out with a rocker arm assy and collets.
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