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[Tigers] valve cover baffles

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Subject: [Tigers] valve cover baffles
From: Paul.Tonizzo@sybase.com
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:29:43 -0400
Hi Theo,

With the baffles removed, would that cause a problem with venting?

For example, the oil cap now gets covered in oil and when the engine 
"breathes" the oil can splash onto the outside of the valve cover?

Paul


"Smit, Theo" <Theo.Smit@dynastream.com> wrote on 04/22/2009 12:18:00 PM:

> That's likely true. Not all the rockers hit, and the ones that did, 
> only hit where there is a small projecting crease in the baffle 
> plate. I will probably end up going with roller rockers at some 
> point and I'll end up having to remove the baffles at that point 
> anyway. Since I have to go in, I might as well do the removal.
> 
> Theo
> 
> From: Paul.Tonizzo@sybase.com [mailto:Paul.Tonizzo@sybase.com] 
> Sent: April 22, 2009 10:13 AM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Cc: Smit, Theo
> Subject: Re: Tigers Digest, Vol 3, Issue 163

> 
> Classic Sunbeam told me that you can just bend the baffle to make it 
> closer to the valve cover to fix this issue. 
> 
> Paul 
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