Oddjob

Anyone have an engine torn down that can send me some picks of the oil pickup and drain tube?

A shop that did some machine work on my block bent/warped either one of the tubes or both, so they do not fit/bolt together when installed. I need to see some picks of the proper orientation so I can bend one or the other (or both) back into place.

Any pics, especially with some reference indicator (like a ruler or straight edge) that will help me determine orientation of the tubes would be a huge help.

Thanks.

Asarus

Here is one..

Asarus

Oddjob

Seb,

Thanks much for the pics.

2nd unrelated question for you: on the turbo cup car, what color/coating is on the magnesium oil pan? Does it match the intake manifold?

Asarus

Nope it's grey as the stock oil pan

DanR 1201

I suspect one of the contributing factors to the spun bearing problem is the closeness of that open drainback pipe to the oil pickup screen. Especially on the track under heavy braking. The oil flows forward out of the sump bowl, a quick double-shuffle gear change and the oil pickup could be sucking emulsified air at a most critical time. Wouldn't even register on the gauge and if it did unlikely to be noticed with the damage probably being accumulative.

I pinched the drainback pipe's end to close it and drilled a few holes further up the tube. Can't say yet if it was successful. Anybody else done something similar?

Euro951

A old post but Dan R's comments sound logical. Has anyone relocated or modified the drainback pipe so it doesn't drain emulsfied oil near the pickup?