- 1. [Fot] Crank Scrapers and Cam Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: "Henry Frye" <henry@henryfrye.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:50:37 -0500
- I just looked at Chuck's pictures of his crank scraper and I have been meaning to toss out this question on crank scrapers. I understand their purpose is to cut down on the turbulent atmosphere insid
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- 2. Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers and Cam Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:32:32 -0800
- probably that it's more chaotic than you would believe, and a crank scraper really just pulls the oil off the crank--it doesn't do that much to reduce chaos. You can easily wind two quarts of oil ont
- /html/fot/2007-11/msg00195.html (8,570 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers and Cam Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: John Herrera <jrherrera90@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:14:54 -0500
- chaos. You can easily wind two quarts of oil onto a crank--think of that> weight Is that where the term "windage tray" comes from? Is it pronounced windage like Kentucky windage or like what it take
- /html/fot/2007-11/msg00196.html (7,638 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers and Cam Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:03:29 -0800
- Although oil in "winding up" the expression is windage as in "win-dedge". It pays to pay be aware of his circumstance......... -- Original Message -- From: "John Herrera" <jrherrera90@hotmail.com> To
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- 5. Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers and Cam Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:54:57 -0800
- A windage tray and a scraper are not exactly the same thing. The scraper is a piece of metal shaped to fit close to the crank so it can scrape off the oil that gets wound onto the crank. The windage
- /html/fot/2007-11/msg00200.html (8,449 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers and Cam Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: "Henry Frye" <henry@henryfrye.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:46:14 -0500
- OK, Bill, I hear you. Thanks... I am having difficulty visualizing two quarts of oil being wound up on the crank, though! _______________________________________________ http://www.team.net/donate.ht
- /html/fot/2007-11/msg00201.html (7,764 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers and Cam Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: Ted Schumacher <tedtsimx@bright.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:54:52 -0500
- List, for what it's worth, Chrysler offers, at least used to offer, a windage tray big block Dodge engine. Both 413 and 440. These were common engines in the RV industry in the '70's and '80's. This
- /html/fot/2007-11/msg00203.html (10,262 bytes)
- 8. Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers and Cam Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: John.Reed@wilson.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:24:48 -0800
- I put on a crank scraper with my last rebuild. I swear the engine spun quicker. Regards, John Reed Staff Photographer Wilson Sporting Goods Co. 8750 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60631, USA Tel
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- 9. Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers and Cam Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: rikrock@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:56:50 -0500
- So, you guys are saying that there is no downside to using a crank scraper in a wet-liner motor? That even with connecting rods that don't have the little oil hole like the stock rods do, enough oil
- /html/fot/2007-11/msg00206.html (8,582 bytes)
- 10. Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers and Cam Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:36:32 -0800
- I've seen a video of the inside of a crankcase in a running 4 cylinder motor. Oil splash to the cylinder walls is not an issue. Remember that the full volume of air is changing under the pistons at 1
- /html/fot/2007-11/msg00207.html (9,801 bytes)
- 11. Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers and Cam Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: "Steven Preiss" <spreiss@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:14:21 +1100
- Kind of sheds new light on the impetus behind the development of the Wankel Steve P. motor. RPM. visualize as gust, sump. rikrock@aol.com in little And http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtou
- /html/fot/2007-11/msg00208.html (10,864 bytes)
- 12. Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers and Cam Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: Gt6steve@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:47:58 EST
- Kas has a story of putting a plexi window in the block to see what was going on and the mess was totally obscuring any details. Makes you a believer. ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com _________
- /html/fot/2007-11/msg00209.html (8,253 bytes)
- 13. Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers and Cam Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: "Steve Belfer" <colordog.1@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:20:13 -0800
- What do y'all think about this part ?: Also, what's the difference, if any, between this part and windage tray? http://www.cambridgemotorsport.com/TR4-Sump-Baffle-steel-With-Anti-Surge-Gate-for-Alumi
- /html/fot/2007-11/msg00217.html (9,017 bytes)
- 14. Re: [Fot] Crank Scrapers and Cam Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Solow" <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:54:57 -0800
- We have had some piston scuffing problems in TR-4 engines with "billet" rods that do not squuirt oil onto the cylinders. These problems have only happened whrn the engines were being run at very low
- /html/fot/2007-11/msg00278.html (10,245 bytes)
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