[6pack] seeking easy TR6 windage tray & oil baffle design

[osternd at copper.net]

Speaking of oil starvation - I had problems with my "professionally" rebuilt motor several years ago. I have a steep driveway, and if the oil level was a little low, I would lose oil pressure when I reached the top of the driveway. Turns out the oil pick-up had not been adjusted and was screwed fully into the pump. After adjusting it such that it sat lower in the sump, I never had any more problems with it. Fortunately there was no engine damage, so I guess I dodged a bullet there.

I've never seen any recommendations on adjusting the pick-up, but it made a huge difference for me by setting it as low in the sump as possible. Something worth looking at when assembling your motor -

Dale




At 02:00 PM 9/2/2008, Robert Lang wrote:
>On Tue, 2 Sep 2008, Cregg Cowan wrote:
> 
>>Fellow Sufferers,
> 
>Hi,
> 
>I don't suffer with my TR6's... perhaps I'm on the wrong list?
> 
>:-)
> 
>>I'm replacing thrust washers and oil seals, etc. in a motor that I'll 
put
>>in my daily driver/beater (the rods and mains are Vandervell with only

~20K
>>miles on them).
> 
>And....
> 
>>I'm wondering if there's an easy design for a windage tray and/or oil
>>baffle --- my favorite roads are twisty I worry about oil starvation.
>>While I have the motor on the stand it would be simple to fab
>>something. If nothing else, a simple vertical baffle can be tack 
welded in
>>place.
> 
>Two things - the Kastner Comp Prep has a cheap pattern for a baffle 
setup. 
>With $5 worth of 3/16" mild steel, a welder, a grinder and a SAT 
>afternoon, you can be in fat city.
>
>Second - please don't ever drive at/near my home or my commute route 
>(north of Boston, MA)! If you are concerned about oil starvation, let 
me 
>explain my comments. I drive a race car with sticky tires on various 
>autcrosss lots from flat airports to hilly stadium lots. My car sees 
>pretty big g-loads and lots of transitions. I have NEVER had an oil 
>starvation problem in that car. I admit that I do have the Kastner 
baffles 
>in the oilpan. Note however that I do not have the Kastner oil sump 
>extension in there as I have very strong feelings about driving any car 
>where the sump hangs down below the frame.
>
>But in all seriousness, you can pretty much toss your TR6 at will and 
as 
>long as the oil level is adequate, I guarantee that oil starvation is 
not 
>a problem assuming that the oiling system is working properly.
>
>>Suggestions anyone?
>
>GET "THE BOOK"
>
>If you have money to burn, there's an FOT project to supply real 
windage 
>trays (with baffles and crank scraper) from Ishihara-Johnson (the name 
may 
>be wrong, but they advertise on eBay). But one of those puppies is over 
>$400 and def. NOT recommended for a street driven car (as the benefits 
are 
>outweighed by possible maintenance factors.