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

[dmo]

Thanks for pointing that out.  I looked in my Haynes manual and no 
mention of it.  Even though it supposedly covers later years of the TR6, 
it show an early pump with no attached screen (though there is one that 
covers the full sump), and therefore no adjustment instruction. 
Checking the factory manual, it does mention the 4.25 inch measurement.

Dale O

Foster, Stan wrote:
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> Screw the strainer into the pump body plate until the measurement 
> between the pump body face and the end of the strainer gauze is 4.25 inches.
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> Stan
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> Subject: [6pack] seeking easy TR6 windage tray & oil baffle design
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> 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.
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> 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 -
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> Dale