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Originally Posted by d.j. moordigian
How about this;....make a clear Lexan side cover and clear oil compatible
return pipe,...then go run it. Take photos at different RPM's and report
back to us. I'd be interested too see your findings...
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A friend of mine has done this to test his completion of an engine that a previous owner began to modify for pressure oiling to mains.
The side cover visibility was obliterated within seconds of starting the engine, while the clear section in his oil return pipe showed oil flow also within seconds. His goal was to confirm that the setup indeed permitted enough volume to the valve chamber to cause flow back through the tube.
This engine had the rear oil slinger machined off of the crank, and he used a Kevlar flathead rope-type seal in the groove of the stock inserted-in-block block aluminum seal (A-6335) and rear main bearing cap in which the slinger normally traveled - he does not remember how the seal was fixated however this engine and another he did similarly have gone many miles and do not leak oil - I am interested in other's similar experiences with the absent slinger as we are about to assemble an engine with similar mods for pressurized flow to the main bearings. There is a lipped Nitrile seal for this "application", has anyone used one of these successfully and how? Thanks.