That's what TR-4's do if the oil level's too low. When I see the (30
psi) oil light (BIG BRIGHT light) flickering on left hand corners, I
know I'm a quart low. Of course, I generally don't wait until I see
the light...
- Tony
At 11:26 AM 10/30/2008, Barr, Scott wrote:
>We're planning to improve the baffling in our Spitfire oil pans for next
>year and are looking for any input you might have. (I say "pans",
>plural, because we hope to have more than one Spitfire next year.) Any
>thoughts on how baffling should be done?
>
>The oil pan we're using is currently baffled as described in the
>original Comp Prep Manuals. There's a divider down the center of the
>pan (longitudinally) which goes from the bottom of the pan (with a small
>space underneath - approx. 1/4") and extending up to the level of the
>shallow part of the pan. In the divider is a big swinging trap door
>allowing oil to surge from the right side of the pan over to the left
>(where the pickup is), but not the other way. There are some approx.
>3/8th" holes (6 or 8) drilled in the trap door.
>
>For the last couple of years, we've had no luck keeping Spitfire motors
>alive for longer than one race. We've been losing rod and main
>bearings.
>
>Given that the pan is baffled and that I've got a 3-quart Accusump, I've
>never bothered to install a big red idiot light. Until the last race.
>(OK, call me a slow learner) What we found out watching the big red
>light (pressure switch set at 40psi) is that we're losing oil pressure
>very rapidly every time I turn left. Could be lots of things, including
>oil level set too low to start with, but we're going to install our new
>I-J crank scraper with directional screen windage tray, improve our pan
>baffling and see what happens next year.
>
>Scott B.
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