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How Do You Get Fussy Adults to Eat Their Vegetables?
A friend asked us:
If you were trying to get a 42 year old man who avoids vegetables like the plague to start eating them, where would you start? What vegetables could you make the most like candy?
Wow, this is a toughie. It might be harder to get adults to be non-fussy about food than it is with kids, due to the common adage "old habits die hard." My first answer to this question is to not smother the vegetables with cheese, mayonnaise, cream, butter, or other unhealthy sauces, and don't deep-fry them. This just defeats the point of eating vegetables for better health or weight loss.
Try to incorporate as many vegetables as you can in a healthy dish. For example, if you make a ground turkey meatloaf, add diced potatoes, corn, carrots, peas, and celery to it. Give it a mashed potato topping, except make the mashed potatoes with low sodium chicken broth and skim milk, not butter and cream. Chop up and saute some zucchini, mushrooms, eggplant, and artichokes and add them to your pasta sauce. Make an all-vegetable lasagna or pizza using low-fat and skim milk cheeses. Try an egg white omelet packed with veggies.
I also recommend buying a good vegetarian or vegetable cookbook or two and trying out various dishes. Who knows, you may like spinach-mushroom quiche, zucchini frittata, mushroom stew or broccoli-tofu stir fry. Some cookbooks I recommend are:
- The Enchanted Broccoli Forest
- Vegetables Every Day
- The Fussy Eaters' Recipe Book
- World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking
How about you? What tips or tricks do you have for training adults to eat vegetables?
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Roasted green beans. Once they eat one, they'll eat a plateful.
180 people can't be wrong. Taste like French Fries.
try roasting broccoli with a little olive oil, salt and pepper. Cook it in the oven until it's singed a bit. It's fantastic.
Also, broil thin asparagus with cheese over the top. My mom likes it, and she thinks asparagus is one of the most vile things on the planet.
I kind of disagree with your don't smother in cheese advice--I think that starting with something cheesy and then slowly working towards more veggie-centric dishes can be effective.
Also, peas taste like candy already!
Check out the blog My Husband Hates Veggies - the writer manages to sneak vegetables into just about everything:
Roast baby carrots mixed with some melted butter and brown sugar (or big carrots cut into baby sized pieces) in a 475 degree oven for 20 minutes. Flip them around to make sure one side doesn't get too brown about half way through.
Tastes like happy.
I think even mr. do not want puppy would like some of those.
I think sweet potatoes are a good veggie to give to people who don't like veggies. They can be roasted, baked, broiled, candied, and they taste awesome.
Also, asparagus wrapped in proscuitto - doesn't taste like candy, but it is heavenly.
Sweet potatoes mashed with maple syrup and cinnamon is as close to dessert as a veggie can get.
Wrap bacon or proscuitto around vegetables.
Don't try to sell the vegetables as healthy. Sell the food as tasty.
Roast cauliflower (like the broccoli suggestion above).
Cook with fat...a little goes a long way.
Provide tapas sized portions to complement the well-loved meat/starch components.
People I know who are anti-vegetables have little exposure to vegetables cooked well and are full of flavor. I think spanish tapas cookbooks provide a lot of good ideas on simple flavor packed vegetables.
Fussy *adults*? Let them shift for themselves. I'm not a mommy, concerned with hiding spinach in the brownies or whatever. A growned-up man can eat or not eat what he wants, to his own detriment. Make food you like in ways that you like it; he'll either grow up and eat food or keep thinking "icky icky icky!" like a child.
Of course, this helps your friend not at all, and is only my take on the issue of "training" someone with an unreasonable bias. :)
What might help is to say something along the lines of "The vegetables you think you do not like are no longer: the pulpy canned peas, the metallic canned beets, the over-boiled cauliflower, the dried out frozen peas...now, we eat fresh, in-season (when possible) vegetables cooked the best ways to bring out their flavors and textures. We do not boil, we roast. We do not open a can of corn, we shuck an ear of corn." In my experience with adult eaters, very often the "old habits" that "die hard" were formed when the veggie options were actually pretty bad--an uncle (67 yrs old) who hated beets because he'd hated canned ones as a 7 yr old, a friend who hated peas because the peas in her house were freezer burnt and ashy. Both of these adults ate the formerly offending vegetables, prepared fresh and simply or incorporated with other familiar things. Things have changed, which is awesome, and a combination of "check out what we can do now with this stuff" and "dude, picky is for 4 year olds, just try it" might work out. That and a big delicious veggie lasagna.
If not, more for your friend, and this 42-yr-old picky eater can freezer-pizza his way through a stunted adulthood. Tough but fair! :)
I completely disagree with the AT advice above, trying to 'hide' the veggies in the meatloaf. Egg white omelets w/ veggies? Turkey meatloaf stuffed with veggies? I LIKE vegetables, and those dishes are making me want to run for the hills. Sounds like everyone's most feared health food. If you offer up something blatantly healthy (and bland sounding) to a non-veggie eater, they're gonna run.
I'm all for smothering in cheese to get the ball rolling, and then slowly introducing vegetable dishes where the flavor of the vegetable is less and less masked by sauces. Maybe glazed carrots next, then moving on to a roast sweet potato (delicious, but sounds awful to someone used to sauces -- "what no butter? no sour cream? no bacon?!!?!"). I suggest trying to get someone to slowly expand their willingness to try new foods, rather than the jumping in the deep end method, which will just turn them off. And don't sneak stuff into food, or they'll just learn to not trust you.
I've managed to get my non-fish & seafood eating boyfriend to the point where he now orders oysters on the half-shell. Never pressured him, but always offered a taste of mine. Most importantly, i figured out what he doesn't like about seafood in the first place (smells too "fishy"), and made sure to offer him things that wouldn't offend (subtly-flavored white fish) to start him off, and kept increasing from there.
Good luck!
Funny, I always make meatloaf with lots of onion, celery, and carrots. It's not an issue of trying to be healthy - they add an amazing amount of taste. There's a reason the "mirepoix" (celery, onion, carrots) is the holy trinity of French cuisine.
Meatloaf without veggies sounds terribly bland, unless you smother it in the glaze to make up for it.
My view is that if an adult cannot bring themselves to try some new things, then I want no part of it. I used not like a lot of veggies, then I learned to like them. I really hope I never have to deal with a situation like this. I don't cook for picky eaters.
Man.... not eating veggies makes me feel like crap.
I don't know how people go through their lives avoiding such delicious foods!
I am baffled and I feel sorry that good people like yourselves have to put up with stubborn picky eaters.
I agree with mh330. My husband used to eat a very limited number of vegetables and no seafood (except shrimp and lobster). He will eat most any vegetable now, and we are making progress on seafood. We slowly introduced new vegetables as a side dish. Mostly he has texture issues, so roasting is usually the best way to start.
Mysteriously, and I've found this true for both of us, finding one preparation that you like helps you to learn to like others. For years I hated olives, but I once tried some that were marinated with a certain combination of spices that I loved. I kept eating those, and eventually I learned to enjoy all olives.
I'd never try to hide veggies. If I did, the one adult male I know who is not a veggie fan would never trust anything I cook ever again...
He has a serious migraine problem, and has very odd triggers. I can't remember every trigger, but there are some vegetables that are problematic. Wide swathe of other stuff too, including MSG. Instead, I feed him vegetables that he likes, which means mostly snow peas, sugar snaps and plain peas. There will often be other vegetables at a meal, so if he *wants* to try something, he can.
I've never run into a picky adult who had no reason to be picky. And all of 'em are a lot more willing to be flexible if you listen and present the weird stuff as optional.
I have to say my formerly anti-veggie partner now devours plenty of fresh, organic vegetables that I bring home from the farmer's market. Start with something that's fresh and in season and you won't have to doctor it up much.
There are still some veggies he doesn't care for, but I have found a little olive oil (high quality) or cheese (not too much) go a long way toward making them more palatable.
When my husband and I were first dating, he was a 40-year old vegetable-hater with a twice-a-day fast food habit. I took JenPDX's approach: sell the veggies as DELICIOUS, not as healthy. Five years later, my husband is a borderline vegetarian who looks forward to our weekly trips to the farmers market! LOL
Think of the starchy veggies as "gateway vegetables." Start serving butternut squash soup or a simple curry with carrots, peas, and potatoes. And all of the root vegetables are delicious when gratineed with a little cream and grated cheese.
Roasting root vegetables, sauteeing leafy greens and cruciferous vegetables with bacon/pancetta, and garnishing with a little cheese sauce have all been mentioned here, and were the methods I used to convert my husband into a vegetable lover.
Good luck!
"Fussy *adults*? Let them shift for themselves. I'm not a mommy, concerned with hiding spinach in the brownies or whatever. A growned-up man can eat or not eat what he wants, to his own detriment."
The very idea of trying to "get" another adult to do something just makes me itch. You're not their parent. You are either their friend or their partner. If you're their friend, what you need to do is respect their dietary choices, and if you're their partner....you work out a compromise that pleases you both.
Personally, I just respect my friend's food quirks, and when it comes to boyfriends, I tend to not last long with people who are that fussy over food to begin with because I'm pretty much an omnivore.
tempura---anything fried is appealing
grilled corn on the cob---they even sell this at the state fair
beets---they already taste like candy
At 42 years old, I wouldn't be inclined to try too hard to change his habits unless he was willing to attempt eating better. I certainly wouldn't hide vegetables in foods like a desperate mother might.
Start with some gateway dishes (much like drugs). After he learns to like vegetables done up in cheese, sugar, or butter, move on to healthier versions. Broccoli w/ cheese, fresh corn kernels in melted butter, carrots glazed with honey, roasted asparagus in pancetta...
OH, and might I recommend broccoli in curry sauce? I swear it's good. Used to be the only way I'd eat broccoli as a kid.
On the being an adult bandwagon!
I'm MILDLY picky (I go for the farmiliar), but if someone cooks me a meal I eat it- gladly! It's usually delicious (especially veggie things) and it get's me out of my boring food ruts.
So if someone is picky- well I suggest that they just shop and cook for themselves, or else shut up and be grateful.
Hi, folks!
I'm the "fussy eater" who originally asked for help. I'm not looking to be "tricked" into eating vegetables by hiding them under cheese and sauce. I do eat things like carrots and celery when they're in a stew or something- in fact, when I make marinara sauce it's full of all sorts of stuff - but that means the only vegetables I eat are cooked to low-nutrient mush and usually infused with meat juice. but I'm trying to get to the point where I can look at a veggie tray and think "Oh, boy! RAW VEGETABLES!"
As prep work for this, I'm trying to cut my sugar intake. I like candy. A lot. I think I've shorted out my taste buds by overloading them with hyper-refined crap, and I'm hoping cutting sugar down will allow them to wake up and properly taste food that hasn't been filtered down to all the sweet and none of the substance.
Thanks for all the suggestions- I will definitely be trying out some of them!
My husband doesnt really like veggies much, especially salads, and I wholeheartedly agree with the comments about roasted vegetables. He'll eat most things if they are roasted.
He really hates a big pile of salad normally, I make sure to have a mixture of crunchy veggies, stuff like snap peas, cucumbers and not too much lettuce if I make a salad.
He doesnt seem to mind veggies in a curry, especially a thai curry.
It does sound a bit pathetic, but I'm the one in the household who likes to cook, so I prefer it if my food gets eaten. I'd also keep in mind to keep trying random things and if the picky eater can be openminded, he/she might be surprised at some of the things they like.
I'll add another vote to roasted vegetables, especially good carrots as they can be downright sweet when done properly. There are a lot of relatively easy to eat and nutritious cooked vegetables that I'd focus on first (sweet potatoes, carrots, onions) then try to move on to the less hard to love ones. Remember that a bit of oil and some herbs (and salt) can really help with plain vegetables.
My husband is no vegetable fan either, but I don't have to force him. However, it does help to cook the vegetables in a base which masks or obliterates their flavor like chopping them up finely (or finely grating them) and cooking them in some chicken stock (or whatever). Pilaf, biryani, doria and gratin all work well.
My trick to eat more veggies is to incorporate them into foods I know I like. I'll boil some broccoli with my pasta, put corn and spinach in my tacos and roast some asparagus with my chicken. I like veggies, but I can only get through about one bundle of veggies a week, so I get sick of the same old thing pretty quickly. I also try to make sure the produce I buy is top quality, in season and packed with nutrients. I do not understand iceberg lettuce, as it has zero flavor or nutritional value.
True that an adult should make his or her own food choices. However, after years of poor eating habits, a person might just require a bit of palate retraining.
These two recipes ought to make anyone crave vegetables..
Sugar Snap Peas.
I eat them, raw, like candy!
You're welcome..
wow, I am kind of shocked at the nasty comments here regarding adults who grew up being picky. (by the way, I eat everything under the sun, so I'm not taking it personally). It's amazing how people can turn almost anything into a superiority game. I think anyone who wants to expand their palate should be embraced with open arms by the omnivore set, not shunned!
I do think some of the suggestions are a little counterproductive. A soggy vegetable omlette is not the solution. I think you're better off serving simply roasted single veg dishes with grated parmesan on top. In small quantities. A lot of the time, an unadventerous adult eater is overwhelmed by too many new flavors, so keeping it simple is better than a cacophany of new taste sensations.
Also, try making pureed soups, with some croutons or bacon tossed in at the end for interest. Start with tomato or carrot, and move on up towards zucchini or kale. It's comfort food, and you'll get used to the new flavors that way.
and good on ya for the effort!
My first answer to this question is to not smother the vegetables with cheese, mayonnaise, cream, butter, or other unhealthy sauces, and don't deep-fry them. This just defeats the point of eating vegetables for better health or weight loss.
I respectfully disagree with this. Cheese does not have magical properties to cancel out the nutritional value of broccoli. You're still eating the broccoli. If you like cheese, or mayonnaise, or whatever, and adding those things makes the veggies more appealing, then yes, do that! You'll never get anywhere trying to force someone -- or yourself -- to eat food they genuinely don't like, or abstain from food they love (putting aside things like allergies, of course).*
OK, /soapbox. It is funny that our picky eater here lumps all vegetables together into one unit. Really? Beets=corn=tomatoes=arugula=cucumber=peas? Maybe that's a sign that he's used to encountering vegetables that are prepared too simply and blandly, like a soggy side of green beans. I think variety is the key - a variety of vegetables and of preparations, with other strong flavors to complement the vegetables. Fresh tomato sauce? Potato leek or carrot ginger soup? Spinach and feta omelet? Zucchini bread? Homemade veggie pizza? Then he can start figuring out what, if anything, he really likes and dislikes.
Mark Bittman's recent articles about going "flexitarian" have some good pointers, too.
* Paraphrasing this blog post.
Oops, I missed that the original questioner has already responded and clarified that he's looking for raw vegetable suggestions. In that case, I suggest our favorite "shepherd's salad": just chunks of tomato, cucumber, and feta cheese, tossed with red onion, olive oil, vinegar and herbs and left to marinate for a while before eating. It's amazing.
Ah, dogwelder responds! Thanks for the clarification--your situation as you describe it is very different than what the original question led me to believe: much less about getting someone who "avoids vegetables like the plague" to eat them (which triggered my flame response, apparently ;) ) and much about someone taking it on themselves to eat more and different vegetables differently than they do now.
So, raw veggies such that you would look at a plate and go "ooooo! NOM NOM NOM...." I like to julienne a couple of purple beets, a couple of carrots, and dress lightly with olive oil, balsamic, and a pinch of salt--add toasted almonds for the win. A big plate of red pepper, green pepper, carrot, broccoli, and apple with a cold spicy peanut dip does not go amiss. French cut some raw green beans and dress lightly with a little soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil. Heck, raw green beans in general, in a bowl, then into my mouth. Diced mango with diced jicama tossed in lime and chili powder. Raw cucumber, de-seeded, diced, and mixed with plain yogurt and a pinch of salt. Shredded zucchini (sp?), leftover cooked rice, small white beans, and a shallot, dressed with lemon juice and olive oil. Julienned tender chard in your salad along with the lettuce. The same, but seared really briefly in a hot, hot pan with garlic--then finish with lemon juice (okay, that's not raw, but it's nearly raw). Shredded napa cabbage with thinly sliced red onion and julienned carrot, dressed with rice vinegar and sesame oil (julienned flavored tofu optional for a meal-salad).
Wow, I kind of wish I were you, right now, on the edge of a beautiful vegetable explosion.
to 212gretchen: the original post didn't sound like the picky person was into the effort, but rather that someone else was into it for them. The actual sitch, as clarified later, is much more like what you say about expanding the palate. I stand by my initial resp, but I temper it with this one.
I'm 23 and very picky about veggies as well. I'm a raw fan but I've been slowly working on cooked vegetables. I've started with just blanching the vegetables and once I find that I like something I'll cook it longer and longer until I'm used to the texture and taste. I'm still picky about some things, like carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower, but I love cooked peppers and green beans now.
My mother could get my father and grandfather to eat anything in a casserole. My grandfather bragged on her ability to hide foods he didn't like from him.
Hi Dogwelder,
Thanks for coming back in with the clarification.
Well -- as you've got a sweet tooth, let's start there: carrots sauteed with brown sugar is always a good bet. As for raw stuff -- try just-picked, or as-close-as-you-can-get-to-just-picked, sweet peas or sugar snap peas or corn. With all of those, the closer you can get to being picked, the sweeter they are. (I used to get into trouble when I was a kid because I'd go out and pick peas straight from my grandfather's garden and eat them because they were incredibly sweet. ...Although I didn't get into MUCH trouble because Mom realized, "well, she IS eating vegetables, actually...") with those, you just barely cook them, or in the case of the peas you eat them raw. Cooking too long and waiting too long after you've been picked lessens the sugar in them like crazy.
Start there. Those are good "gateway veggies".
I made the green beans recommended by ADonuts last night. The different responses that my wife and I had to them highlight our different opinion of eating healthy stuff. I ate them and thought "Hey, these are okay- nothing to compose a love sonnet to or anything, but not bad!" Then Katherine told me that she was forcing herself not to eat all of them so I could have some.
They didn't come out as crispy as the recipe said they would, but I think that's because I didn't dry them well after I washed them.
A good start- I knew I could trust someone with "donuts" in their name.
This comment is quite late, but in case it still helps someone...
I saw this at a party recently. The host's spouse was diabetic and on a no carb diet. So in addition to the crackers she had put out for guests, she had sliced the fat stalk of broccoli, fat carrots, red radish, and daikon (Japanese radish) into thin coins. Her husband used those instead of crackers to smear cheese on, or to dunk into dip. I thought it was rather clever.
Perhaps that'll help you eat some raw veggies? Use them where you would crackers.
I have a similar problem. The only vegetables my wife will eat is corn and potatoes. I don't care what you make with anything else, she won't eat it. She will eat tomato sauce if the tomatoes are completly liquified. I can use onion powder lightly but no chopped onions. She says if she eats an onion she will gag and puke. I do a lot of cooking and there a limit on what I can fix. She will eat any meat and fruit, but for vegetables, corn and potatoes.
Any ideas? I fix mac-n-cheese with vegetable pasta, and she likes V8-Fusion too.
I thought about making some chili and liquifly all the vegetables but she won't eat beans either! HELP!

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Weekend Meditation: A New Homemaking
So what did it say to you? For me, these statements are a homage to a new kind homemaking, one where home is appreciated, redefined, and brought back into the center of our lives. I say 'Hallelujah!'
As Maxwell points out, home is foundational. If we don't take care of it--physically, emotionally, spiritually-- we, and the societies we live in, weaken and crumble, becoming more vulnerable to the forces of greed, hatred and delusion.
Without the steadiness and identity that home can provide, there is little support for negotiating our way through the rough and tumble terrain of a human life. While home is always a work in progress and as subject to change as any other thing, it nonetheless also offers us the potential for stability and shelter.
And remember, home is not always just a place, it's also a state of mind, a way of relating to the world that is rooted in belonging. As adults, our homes reflect not just who we are, but who we've decided to be.
For a while there, home and homemaking took a real hit as we broke molds, discovered new roles and strode forth into a future laden with promotions, financial mobility, and lots and lots and lots of stuff. There's nothing wrong with wanting a career or providing materially for our families, except that we throw out the baby with the bathwater when we give these pursuits a higher value than the heath and well-being of our homelife and, consequentially, the planet we live on.
What I'm starting to see today, and what makes me happy and a little hopeful, is that people are rediscovering the value of homemaking, but in new and innovative ways. There are major changes: the new homemaking is no longer gender specific, it's not about the relentless pursuit of bigger spaces and more stuff, and it's not necessarily the classic nuclear family either.
And there are minor, more subtle hints, too, like the popularity of DIY projects and the renewed interest in the kitchen arts--especially making things from scratch like bread and butter and beer. We are learning how to balance a life centered around homemaking with creative approaches to the work day such as job-sharing and working from home.
Even as we blithely circle the planet in an instant via the internet and cram yet another app onto our latest smart phone, a new appreciation for the handmade is simultaneously emerging and growing: artisanal Brooklyn, etsy, Handmade Nation, canning and pickiling classes, craft fairs. As we discover how to weave our technical-driven lives with the Old Ways, we also create a world where both modalities can inform each other and be valued.
This is all good, and a good beginning, too. Indeed, we have our work cut out for us in the coming years but, to be honest, I think we're up to the task, especially if we continue to balance an energetic interest in the world with a deep respect for and attending to the home, child rearing and the simpler, quieter things in life. So I say: Vive la revolution! ...and, um, honey, I think it's your turn to clean the bathroom.
Here in The Kitchn, it's an everyday occurrence for us to take up the mantle, dive in deep to offer ideas, recipes and inspiration to discover joy in the home, not to mention countless ways to 'get your hands dirty while you cook.' Here are a few other things I've read recently that have also influenced this post:
Sunset's One Block Feast which shows us the ecstasy and the agony of producing food in our back yards.
Keeping honeybees in the middle of London, in this video.
What is Householding? by Harriet Fasenfest
Nikki McClure, whose lovely papercuts illustrate this post. You can purchase her work here.
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Lovely meditation for today. Thanks for putting in mind the idea of home. I have a friend who is my favorite curmudgeon who was talking yesterday about home in the context of a home-leaver (aka Buddhist Monks) and how even they create new homes in new ways. Home is important enough that even when we choose to "leave home" it's just recreated in a new way in a different place and time.
Funny how serendipity works too.
A couple of other good people to check out on this topic:
Veronika Van Duin: Homemaking as a Social Art
Linda Thomas: Chaos in Everyday Life- About Cleaning and Caring
Both of those ladies write and speak about homemaking in a very inspiring way.
At this time when the world is in a crisis we need to be reminded of what home really means and I believe you have said it in your mission statement. Its all about caring sharing loving and passing on the love to those less fortunate.
Dana, you're a freakin' poet! I love it. What a great post, very inspiring and so true. Vive la Revolucion, indeed.


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Nova thinks he may have been tipping pitches against Red SoxPosted by: | Comments
Via Chad Jennings: Ivan Nova believes he was tipping his pitches during his two recent and ineffective starts against the Red Sox. "Sometimes you put [the glove] like this (sideways), sometimes you put it like that (straight up and down)," said Nova. "You don't try to stay in one position. I don't know if that was the problem, but I was watching the video and sometimes I do [change the glove] a little bit."
Chris Stewart agreed Nova could have been tipping his pitches, but yesterday's complete-game shutout was more about attacking hitters than anything else. "Could have been (tipping pitches in Boston)," said the backstop. "They were spitting on some good pitches. But he also threw a lot more strikes today, it felt like, and he was attacking the hitter a lot more. I think that was the difference … Whether they knew what was coming in Boston or not, who knows, but hopefully we get a chance to play them in the playoffs and he gets a chance to redeem himself."
Nova, 26, has a 3.13 ERA and 3.42 FIP in 132.1 innings this season while battling an on-and-off triceps issue. It certainly seems plausible that he was tipping his pitches against Boston based on the at-bats they were having against him. As I said in the game recap two weeks ago, they did such a good job laying off his curveball that it seemed like they knew it was coming. Turns out they might actually have. Hopefully Nova and pitching coach Larry Rothschild cleaned up the sloppiness and it won't be an issue going forward.
Update: Nova feels good following between-starts bullpenPosted by: | Comments
5:06pm: Nova threw his usual between-starts bullpen session and told Dan Barbarisi that he felt fine. He expects to start as scheduled on Sunday but the Yankees have not yet made any kind of final announcement. I don't think they will make an announcement, actually. The announcement would be come if Nova is not starting. So no news is good news.
12:30pm: Via George King: It is unclear if Ivan Nova will be able to make his scheduled start on Sunday due to the right triceps tightness that forced him to leave Tuesday's game after only 79 pitches. "It's not easy to tell if I am pitching [Sunday] … I am letting my arm get refreshed to see where I am at. I want to go," said Nova while Joe Girardi added the team's plan "is for him to make his next start."
Nova, 26, said the triceps has been bothering him for about a month now. He spent about a month on the DL with a triceps issue earlier this season, so this isn't necessarily something that just popped up. Nova has pitched very well overall (3.17 ERA and 3.36 FIP) but has labored a bit in his last five or six starts, which could easily be due to the triceps problem. The Yankees don't have many rotation alternatives, so if Nova needs to skip his start or be pushed back, it'll likely be Adam Warren or David Huff on Sunday. I guess Brett Marshall is in the mix as well.
Ivan Nova leaves game with triceps tightnessPosted by: | Comments
Ivan Nova left tonight's game with tightness in his right triceps, Joe Girardi confirmed. He threw only 79 pitches in six innings of work. Nova missed about a month with a triceps issue earlier this season and Girardi said he's been dealing with some tightness for about a month. Okay then. The skipper confirmed the move was precautionary and indicated there isn't a ton of concern.
The Red Sox, Ivan Nova, and low fastballsPosted by: | Comments
Ivan Nova was a punching bag last season. I think that's a fair way to put it. He allowed an MLB-high 87 extra-base hits despite only throwing the 83rd most innings (170.1) in baseball, and opponents tagged him for a .288/.349/.511 batting line. Nova turned every hitter he faced last summer into someone resembling 2010 Nick Swisher (.288/.359/.511). He was terrible.
Things have been much different this year, particularly of late. Nova was just named the AL Pitcher of the Month for August and has a 2.06 ERA in 74.1 innings and ten starts since officially rejoining the rotation in July. Opponents have hit .224/.297/.294 against him during those ten starts, which is slightly better than 2013 Chris Stewart (.215/.288/.280). He's been a rotation godsend.
As David Golebiewski at Baseball Analytics showed today, Nova's success this year stems from his ability to keep his fastball down. Scrapping his slider in favor of a curveball helped as well, but keeping the fastball down — the heat maps above show how much his location has improved — has been crucial in limiting extra-base hits. Opponents slugged .597 (!) off his heater in 2012, but this year that sits at just .397. The league average for starting pitchers is .443, according to Golebiewski.
The Red Sox are one of the better low fastball hitting teams in the baseball — slugging an MLB-best .505 against low heaters according to Golebiewski — so the key for Nova in tonight's start is going to be that curveball. Breaking out his rarely used changeup and possibly showing some sliders as a change of pace pitch could be in order as well. Nova is excelling because he's keeping his fastball down and the Red Sox are mashing because they hit those low fastballs. The Yankees will have to adjust accordingly in tonight's opener.
Ivan Nova named AL Pitcher of the MonthPosted by: | Comments
Ivan Nova has been named the AL's Pitcher of the Month for August, the league announced. He's the first Yankee hurler to win the award since CC Sabathia in July 2011 (I think). Nova had a 2.08 ERA and 3.08 FIP in 43.1 innings across six starts last month and has taken over as the team's de facto ace with Hiroki Kuroda hitting a wall. Congrats to Ivan.
2013 Midseason Review: Grade C'sPosted by: | Comments
No, it's not the literal midway point of the season, but we're going to use the four-day All-Star break to review the Yankees' performance to date. We're handing out letter grades, A through F. We've already tackled the A's and the B's, now it's time for the C's.
I guess that, by definition, a grade C is average, right? It is right in the middle of the A through F scale, but I'm not sure that really applies to baseball though. For every A there are a hundred F's and for every B there are a couple dozen D's. Grade C is closer to the top than the bottom, I think, slightly better than average.
Anyway, the Yankees sit in fourth place and three games out of a playoff spot at the All-Star break because they've gotten a lot of mediocre performances and very few really good ones. Some guys have wound up C's because they're disappointments, but others are here because they're doing pretty much exactly what's expected. Heck, some are even here because they've been surprisingly good. I'm trying to keep this objective and not look at performance vs. expectations, however. Easier said than done, obviously.
Enough rambling, onto the grade C's.
Preston Claiborne
It happens almost every year. A known but not necessarily highly-touted young arm comes up from the farm system and impresses in relief for the Yankees. Claiborne has followed in the footsteps of David Phelps (2012) and Hector Noesi (2011) by posting a 2.43 ERA and 3.03 FIP in 29.2 innings. He was excellent early on but has faltered a bit of late, which is not atypical of young relievers. Claiborne stepped in when Joba Chamberlain hit the DL and didn't just temporarily fill the hole, he upgraded the bullpen.
Ivan Nova
This has been a tale of two seasons for Nova, who owns a very good 3.63 ERA and an excellent 3.00 FIP in 52 overall innings. He was awful before going down with a triceps issue (6.48 ERA and 3.11 FIP in 16.2 innings), good in two brief relief appearances after getting healthy (one run in six innings), and outstanding since coming back up from the minors (2.45 ERA and 2.65 FIP in 29.1 innings). Which Nova will the Yankees get going forward? Who knows. He's gone from excellent to awful and back again so many times in the last two years. Right now he has a rotation spot thanks to the Phelps' injury and will get an opportunity to show this latest version is the real Ivan Nova.
Andy Pettitte
Emotions are a tricky thing. They make you say things that aren't true just because they once were and you want to believe they still are. "Andy Pettitte is still a reliable mid-rotation starter" is one of those things. Pettitte, who has a 4.39 ERA and 3.75 FIP in 16 starts, has had a season very appropriate for baseball's oldest starting pitcher. The 41-year-old battled nagging back and lat problems early in the year and has been pretty hittable of late, pitching to a 4.96 ERA and 3.28 FIP in eight starts since coming off the DL. Older finesse pitchers are exactly the kind of guys who underperform their peripherals. Andy has been a dandy number four or five starter, but he hasn't been particularly reliable or durable this year.
Ichiro Suzuki
Supposedly team ownership — or at least someone above the baseball operations level — brought Ichiro back on a two-year deal this past winter, a definite head-scratcher of a move. A recent hot streak has raised his season line to .283/.320/.393 (92 wRC+), which is almost identical to the .283/.307/.390 (91 wRC+) line he put up last season. He's no longer a true burner (on pace for 22 steals) or an elite defender (especially considering how he wastes his arm strength by taking forever to get rid of the ball), but he's an above-average contributor both on the bases and in the field. A below-average offensive player and above-average defender in right field is a serviceable player, but not exactly a world-burner. Ichiro didn't completely fall off a cliff this year, and that's about the best thing you can say about his 2013.
Adam Warren
Warren was in a weird place coming into this season, mostly because he appeared to be ticketed for a third trip to Triple-A Scranton since there was no big league opening for him. That's how careers stall. Phil Hughes started the year on the DL with a back problem though, opening the long-man role for Warren. When Nova went down, that spot stayed open. Warren took advantage of that opportunity and has pitched to a 3.09 ERA and 3.84 FIP while averaging more than 2.2 innings per appearance. He's had some real bullpen savers this year, including 5.1 innings on April 3rd (one run), four scoreless innings on both May 13th and May 22th, and six scoreless innings in the 18-inning marathon against the Athletics on June 13th. Long reliever is a mostly thankless job, but Warren has excelled in that role and put himself in position to be considered for a starting job next season, or maybe even in the second half of this year.
Ivan Nova remains with Yankees, could make spot startPosted by: | Comments
While speaking to reporters this afternoon, Joe Girardi confirmed Ivan Nova will not be sent to Triple-A Scranton today and will instead remain with the team for the time being. The right-hander will throw his regular between-starts bullpen session today, and Girardi indicated Nova could make another spot start at some point before the All-Star break. When? Who knows. Until they figure out a plan, the team will be playing with a three-man bench. Not ideal.
Game 75: Old Timers' DayPosted by: | Comments
There isn't another team in sports that can pull off an event like Old Timers' Day, at least not on the same scale as the Yankees. Hall of Famers, bench players, solid regulars, and a whole bunch of World Champions will be on the field today as the team celebrates its history. The awesomeness of Old Timers' Day doesn't translate well across television — it really is an event everyone should experience in person at least once. I highly recommend it.
The full roster of Old Timers can be found right here. Among the first timers are Orlando Hernandez, John Flaherty, and Andy Phillips. I am most looking forward to seeing El Duque again; hopefully he pitches in the Old Timers' Game. Jorge Posada will not be making his debut this summer, but it'll happen eventually. I am definitely looking forward to it.
The ceremony and baseline introductions start at 11:15am ET with the Old Timers' Game to follow. All of that can be seen on YES. The Yankees and Rays are scheduled to start at 2:05pm ET, which you'll be able to watch on YES locally and TBS nationally. Enjoy all of it.
Update (11:34am): Here is the lineup for Yankees-Rays, which is identical to yesterday's:
- CF Brett Gardner
- RF Ichiro Suzuki
- 2B Robinson Cano
- DH Travis Hafner
- 1B Lyle Overbay
- LF Zoilo Almonte
- SS Jayson Nix
- 3B David Adams
- C Chris Stewart
The roster move has not been announced yet, but Ivan Nova will be summoned from Triple-A to start the game. The rotation was thrown out of whack by Tuesday's rainout.
Injury Updates: Mark Teixeira (wrist) was checked out by the doctor yesterday but has not yet been cleared to resume any kind of activity. They'll re-evaluate again soon and go from there.
Roster Move (12:04pm): Thomas Neal has been optioned to Triple-A Scranton to clear a spot for Nova. He went 2-for-11 (.182) in four games with New York after being called up last week, but Almonte has since zoomed passed him on the outfield depth chart. The Yankees currently have a 13-man pitching staff and a three-man bench, but it seems likely Nova will be sent down following the spot start.
Yankees activate Teixeira & Youkilis; send Nuno & Nova to Triple-APosted by: | Comments
The Yankees have officially activated both Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis off the 60-day and 15-day DL, respectively, the team announced. Vidal Nuno and Ivan Nova were sent to Triple-A to clear 25-man roster spots. The Yankees had two open 40-man roster spots, so they didn't need to make another move to accommodate Tex.
With Andy Pettitte set to turn on Monday, Nuno was an obvious send down candidate. Nova threw 61 pitches on Wednesday and was going to out of commission for another day or two anyway, so he was the other move. I assume both guys will step into the Triple-A Scranton rotation and start every five days. When Pettitte returns, the Yankees are likely to demote a position player — David Adams seems most likely now that his bat has cooled off — and get back to a normal 13 position players, 12 pitchers roster.
Yankees activate Ivan Nova, send Dellin Betances to Triple-APosted by: | Comments
The Yankees have activated Ivan Nova off the DL, the team announced. Dellin Betances has been returned to Triple-A Scranton to clear a roster spot. Nova will pitch out of the bullpen for the time being.
Nova, 26, missed nearly a month with a triceps issue and back soreness. He pitched to a 6.48 ERA (3.64 FIP) in 16.2 innings spread across four starts before the injury. Nova has never pitched out of the bullpen for an extended period of time in his career, so it will be a new experience for him. There hasn't been any indication about how Joe Girardi will use him, but I doubt he'll be given high-leverage work or anything like that. Probably mop-up duty at first.


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- This report describes the skills tests conducted in the face-to-face (PAPI) interview of the IAB study "Working and Learning in a Changing World" (ALWA). These tests focused on measuring cognitive skills in two domains, prose literacy and numeracy. The major goal of the ALWA study, for which the pilot was conducted in 2006/07 and the main survey in 2007/08, was to provide a database for statistical analyses on the relationships among cognitive competencies, educational credentials, and employment and working lives in longitudinal perspective. In the skills tests measurement constructs and items from both the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS, 1994-1999) and the Adult Literacy and Life Skills survey (ALL, 2003-2008) were used. Scaling methods were modeled as well after those used for IALS and ALL (Yamamoto 1998, Yamamoto & Kirsch 1998). This report has two major goals. First, it describes the design and implementation of the skills tests in the ALWA study. Second, the scaling model used for describing the test results is explained, empirical results of scaling the ALWA skills data are presented, and practical advice how to work with the delivered data (in the form of plausible values and weights) is given to those users how are no specialists in handling IRT (Item Response Theory) models.


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By Rutu Ladage, IndiaTimes | July 26, 2013, 6:00 am IST Internet
Google celebrated German bacteriologist Julius Richard Petri's  161st birthday with an interesting Google Doodle on 31st May. The Google Doodle is an interesting, interactive doodle showing the Petri dishes in their different uses. The logo comprises of six Petri dishes, each one in the colour of the corresponding Google alphabet. The third dish comes with a play button and on clicking the button, the doodle is activated. A gloved hand hovers over each dish, adding different strains of bacteria with a cotton swab. The bacteria slowly grows and the different forms are visible. The hand swabs in the shape of each Google alphabet.


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-Gas Prices-
The national average for a gallon of gas is $3.92. In Texas, it's $3.82 and in Houston it's $3.87. But oil analyst Tom Kloza says, fret-not:"You may see $4.00, $4.10 and $4.15 in some of these markets, but it's nonsense to think that we're gonna see the $5.00 numbers that some people were talking about."Kloza says the only way you see $5.00 gasoline is if you see $150.00 a barrel crude oil prices.
-Sen. John Cornyn-
Sen. John Cornyn is trying to block the proposed listing of the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard as an endangered species because it could bring oil and natural gas production in parts of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico to "a screeching halt." The basin produces more than 1 million barrels of oil a day.
-A Big Shift In Big Oil-
There is a big shift is happening in Big Oil. Exxon Mobil is no longer the world's biggest, publicly-traded producer of oil.
For the first time, that distinction belongs to a 13-year-old Chinese company called PetroChina. The company was created by the Chinese government to secure more oil for that nation's economy.
-The Recession-
The recession and its hangover are turning bill-paying habits upside down. Paying off car loans have taken priority over paying credit card bills or making mortgage payments for many consumers. TransUnion first studied payment habits in 2006 when mortgages were the priority. For now, many consumers feel that the need for a car to get to a job or look for a job, and in a tough economy is a tremendous priority.
-The Izod Indy Car Series' Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston-
The roar of engines and the smell of burning rubber returns to Reliant Park next year with the Izod Indy-car series' Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston. The Houston Business Journal says past racing events contributed $35 million to the local economy.
-"Pink Slime"-
There are proponents of "Pink Slime," including Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad who is leading a group of governers through a Beef Products, Inc. plant. According to reports, he is a huge proponent of the product: "For over 30 years people like me have been eating this along with my family, it's 100% beef and it's a good quality product," says Governor Branstad.
-Labor Department-
On Thursday morning, The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims figures. Also due on Thursday, an updated look at the fourth-quarter GDP growth.
-Wall Street-
A poorly received report from the Commerce Department turned Wall Street bearish on Wednesday.
Orders for durable goods rose 2.2% in February after falling 3.7% in January but failed to match the 3 percent growth expected by analysts. The Dow lost a half percent to close at 13,126.
The S&P 500 also dropped a half percent to close at 1,405.
The Nasdaq fell over 15 points–also good for a half percent loss to 3,104.
A surprise surge in weekly inventories pushed crude futures lower $1.92 to settle at $105.41 a barrel.
Gold swooned by $27 or 1.6% to land at $1,657.90 an ounce.
Copper down two cents at $3.77 per pound. Silver up four at $31.87 per ounce.


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Rapid Reporting component of the FRCR 2B is indeed a reflection of your normal day to day reporting session. Think like this, 'How often do I spend more than a minute in reporting a plain film on PACS?', not very often........think !!!
So time is not an issue, even though the college gives you 35 mins, you can finish this component in 25-30 mins. This of-course is achievable but with practice and sound technique.
Most important technique is to 'Have a Routine' at looking at each body part in a set pattern.
Do it the same way every time and go through each case in a systematic approach and check review areas.
For example; always start looking at the ankle for Talar dome OCD on AP, followed by fibula# on lateral projection and then # base of the 5th MT before doing anything else with the case.
Make-up your own list for each body part, i have uploaded my technique 'An approach to RR' if you need a start.
Practise, practise and practise.............this goes a long way .....and .....all the way !!!
How to use RR Sets on DICOM Viewer
RR Sets are published as DICOM sets
You can practice them either using OsiriX viewer (Mac) or RadiAnt viewer (PC)
This will simulate the examination with ability to zoom, pan, window and other PACS features
1. PC users: download and install RadiAnt viewer: http://www.radiantviewer.com
2. Mac users: download and install OsiriX:
Latest version for latest Mac OS-Mavericks: http://www.osirix-viewer.com/ContributionOsiriX.html
Older versions for older Mac OS: http://www.osirix-viewer.com/OldVersions.html
3. Download the RR Set Zip file (do not click view, click download) and the answersheet
4. Save it on Desktop or anywhere you like on your computer.
5. Always use a mouse to practice, no matter how tech-savvy you are !
6. Launch RadiAnt (PC) or OsiriX (Mac)
7. Drag and drop the downloaded RR Set to RadiAnt Viewer or OsiriX
8. Set clock and start your test
9. Check your answers
10. It's that simple !!!
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Even with the global crisis that is sweeping the planet at the moment, General Motors (NYSE: GM) has continued to show signs of vitality. The company is planning to further consolidate its position as a major automaker in all continents, despite the worrying situation the automotive industry finds itself in. General Motors may have lost a small proportion of its global market share between January 2012 and September 2012, but this didn't result in fewer sales. The company saw a 2.5% increase (6.95 million units) in the volume of vehicles sold worldwide.
A minor setback occurred when the company recorded a 1.5% decrease in sales in the South American market, to 787,000 units. The decline can be seen as a reflection of the intense renewal portfolio in several countries. In Brazil, Cruze Sport 6, Spin, Sonic, Cobalt 1.8 and S10 were launched during the same period. GM South America also saw its market share decline by 0.8 points, moving to 18.1%.
On the other hand, GMIO, which includes markets in Asia, Oceania, and Africa, rose by 8.6% in sales to 2.64 million vehicles. The result does not include volumes sold by joint ventures that General Motors is part of in these regions. Partnerships in China added more than 2 million units, and the branch office in India sold 64,000 units in the period. In North America, there was an increase of 3.6% in volumes sold, to 2.28 million registrations. The increase did not reflect in the market share, which shrank by 1.7 percentage point to 17%.
In a statement distributed to investors, CEO Dan Akerson recognizes that there is much work to be done, particularly in Europe, and celebrates the company's achievements elsewhere. GM's goal in Europe is to reduce the deficit in operations and increase its profits by mid-decade. Opel, GM's German unit, has proved to be a problem in the company's results, leading the automaker to press for changes in its European division. To reduce their spending on the European unity, General Motors aims to save about $500 million, downsizing its strength by 2,600 employees.
At the same time, GM has consistently been increasing its investment ventures in Latin America. The company has invested almost $450 million in Rosario, Argentina, with the goal of creating a new model of global vehicles. In Brazil, due to tax incentives by the federal government, investments will reach almost $2 billion. These investments in Latin America represent a new phase for General Motors. With the middle class in Latin America growing each day, a new opportunity has arisen for the company to consolidate its position further in these markets. In fact, a partnership between General Motors and Peugeot Citroen is a venture that may draw more investment in Brazil. What I understand is, GM is making very wise decisions in investing in Latin America, which is the most stable business environment at the moment among developing markets.
Meanwhile, Toyota (NYSE: TM) has continued its marketing and sales campaign globally. According to an annual survey by Booz & Company, Toyota was the most innovative company of 2011, followed by the pharmaceutical companies Novartis and Roche Holding. The Japanese car maker was successful in innovation because it invested about 16.5% of its revenues in R&D. Moreover, the company continues to increase its investments globally. In Brazil, Toyota will invest about $500 million in a new plant to serve the local market, with a capacity to produce up to 400,000 vehicles per year.
However, Toyota's sales fell by 44% in China due to a territorial dispute between the two Asian giants. Violent protests and calls for boycotts of Japanese products occurred across China in mid-September. Honda (NYSE: HMC) faces the same problems as Toyota does in China because of the territorial dispute, and this has caused problems for the company. Honda believes its profits shrank by 20% due to this. However, Honda has plans to invest in South America as well, as the continent is relatively more stable than many volatile regions in the world.
Ford (NYSE: F) is not immune to problems either. The company has faced a lot of issues in Europe. Ford has decided to close its plant in Genk, Belgium, which employs 4,300 people, and transfer it to the Spanish town of Almussafes in Valencia, in 2014. The closing of the Genk plant is a blow to the local automotive industry and a disaster from a social standpoint for the residents of Genk. Another place where Ford plans to close its doors is England, where its factory production model incurred losses of nearly $1.5 billion this year. This plant will be relocated to Turkey.
Fiat, on the other hand, has been discovering new ways to fight a dismal automotive atmosphere. The CEO of Fiat, Sergio Marchionne, attempted to make a deal with Peugeot and GM earlier this month, trying to propose the creation of a Euro-American giant in this sector. The idea is not to initiate a direct merger with GM, but with its European subsidiary, Opel, which has a joint venture with France's PSA Peugeot-Citroën. Fiat approached Opel in early October and even made a bid for the GM subsidiary, which was denied by GM nonetheless.
General Motors has a market cap of $40.35 billion and an enterprise value of $23.28 billion. This high level enterprise value and market cap is mostly because of the company's investments in developing countries and partnerships elsewhere. General Motors' fundamentals are stable, and will likely stay that way, in spite of the fluctuations in the global auto market. Part of this stability is because the company has wisely invested in Latin America, unlike many other car companies.
General Motors has total cash of $33.73 billion and total debt of $16.65 billion. Though this debt level may be considered high, the investments and profits made in other countries are also high. I can certainly say that it is increasingly clear that General Motors is making progress in developing countries, its fundamentals are not as affected by the economic crisis as other automotive companies are, and it will surely bring good returns to investors in the coming quarters.
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When Ford did introduce an oil filter it was the bypass style, which meant only a portion of the oil was filtered. Oil was delivered to the filter from a boss at the back of the block where the oil pressure gauge sender was located. From the filter oil was returned to the pan. A simple arrangement, it's always been said that 10 percent of the engine's oil passes through this style filter, which Joe Abbin's recent testing confirmed (see his sidebar on page 83 for more information).
Partial Filtration
A popular oil filter conversion is the partial flow style. Basically the oil is rerouted at the back of the block. On the pad where the oil pressure sender is found there are two holes with 1/4-inch pipe threads (one is horizontal and normally plugged, the other is vertical and is for the oil pressure sender). To add a filter the vertical passage from the pump to the oil pressure sender is drilled to 9/16-inch for increased flow and both outlets are drilled and tapped for a 3/8-inch NPT fittings. Oil will be taken out of the engine at this point and routed to a remote spin-on filter bracket (do not use a Ford canister or beehive filter with this conversion).
To return oil to the engine a hole is drilled into the block to intersect the oil galley. Some blocks have a raised, round protrusion from the casting core that marks the spot. In others a wooden dowel slipped into the horizontal passage can be used to determine the depth of the passage and the spot to drill.
The final step is to block the connection between the two internal oil passages in the block. Just past the vertical passage from the pump, the horizontal passageway leading to the oil distribution tube is plugged by drilling a tapping for a 7/16-inch set screw. Oil will now leave the block, pass through the filter, and return to the distribution tube. However, the rear main and rods, numbers 4 and 8, will still receive unfiltered oil directly from the pump.
It should go without saying that these modifications should be done with the engine disassembled to allow for through removal of all the debris from drilling and tapping.
Full Flow Filters
A system to filter 100 percent of the oil flowing through a Flathead is available from Phil Goller. Originally developed by Mark Kirby (formerly from Motor City Flatheads, now Motor City Speed Equipment), a collaboration of the two Flathead gurus has resulted in the complete filter kit that is available from Goller's Hot Rods.
This system uses a modified pump with a line that exits the side of the pan, delivers the oil to a remote filter, after which it returns to the engine through a fitting in the back of the block. Oil is no longer delivered directly from the pump and back rods. Filtered oil is now fed "backward" to the rear main down through the passage that runs from the pump to the oil distribution tube.
Installing the full-flow system couldn't be easier. Other than the installation of the pump, the only required modifications to the engine are a bulkhead fitting in the pan and the installation of the 1/4-inch pipe return fitting in the oil pressure sender boss. Which is Best?
There are pros and cons to all the choices we've talked about. The bypass style filters the least amount of oil but is the cheapest and easiest to install, the full-flow version filters all the oil all the time, is easy to install, but is the most expensive, retailing for around $350, and the partial flow is in the middle; it filters most of the oil, is the most labor intensive to install, but the parts are cheap.
Which you use is up to you, however we suggest using some sort of filter, changing the oil regularly, and your Flathead will lead a long, healthy life.


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