Here's a link that shows a typical Milodon windage tray (not for a
triumph--you'll have to make your own). You can install a tray without
baffles in the sump. The idea of the tray is to get the oil off the crank
as fast as possible. http://www.flatlanderracing.com/windage1.html
Here's a simple baffle setup: http://www.stotti.freeserve.co.uk/tech.html
that uses a horizontal baffle. For these you usually have a steeply angled
lip around the oil pickup that encourages flow down into the pan but
prevents the bulk of flow from coming out.
-----Original Message-----
From: CHUCK.ARNOLD@ORACLE.COM [mailto:CHUCK.ARNOLD@ORACLE.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 2:17 PM
To: Bill Babcock
Subject: Re: RE: RE: Meant oil pan baffle not windage tray
Thanks. Hope this is not getting too trying, but:
I have never seen this kind of set up -- so I am elying on the comp prep
book [we know Kas disavows the drawings in it]. That book has two plates
a windage tray and a baffle. These tray is bolted to the baffle with half
inch spacers so it sits half an inch higher in the pan. Bothe plates are
smaller than the dimentsions of the deep end of the pan. both of these
plates are parallel with the tray bottom. there is no mention of any
other plates.
What I am inferring from you is that there should be a windage tray
probably parallel to the entire crankshaft, and there should be vetical
baffles coming from it to provide interruption to the sloshcing of oil
left to right deep in the pan where the pump pick up is.
Kas indicated he had these kind of baffles also.
Here is what I think I will do:
Construct a baffle parallel to the bottom of the pan about three inches
deep with a hole in it for the pick uo. This will entend side to side
covering the deep end of the pan. front and back will allow oil to pass.
The hole in the baffle will have edges extending down into the well a half
ani nch or so. I will have 4 vertical plates extend off of this baffle
from its bottom toward about a half an inch from the bottom. This will
form a well around the pump pickup. I will use the small windage tray I
have to sit some distance above this baffle [close to crank. The oil pump
will fit tightly through this plate.
The Accusump will provide most of the benefit I am looking for in the pan
anyway. From the descriptions, I never really have to worry about
baffeling the pump pickup so much it might suck all the oil out of the
well before it can be replace.
Chuck
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