Phoenix Phollies

Cory always carries an extra quart...... in his hair.

LOL!!  Cory is a very dapper sort of guy, clearly.

OK, I'll look into a slim-line, from CB you say??  I recall my '61 S90 had a cute little thing down there at the bottom of the oil "pan".  Was a little baffle/box arrangement that had a rod with two valve heads on either end, sitting sideways.  The idea was that when turning hard, the rod would slide to the outboard and open the valve on the outboard side, where all the oil was going also, and so the little box, where the uptake tube was, stayed more or less full.  I guess it worked . . .

And yes the collector on the sidewinder does indeed hit the pavement now and then, so much so that I had a skid plate made and applied.  None other than Cory Drake welded the thing up, under direction from his Hoopty builder Herr Sartwell.  Works real good.  And yes the front sway bar probably would work as a cow-catcher, as it dips down a fair amount.  I could take a few clearance measurements and see how it all stacks up.  The man hole cover encounter described above is the one that scares the wits out of me.

ALB posted:

If (for whatever reason) you still wanted to use the other sump (after changing everything back), any kind of liquid gasket goop (just use a thin smear) between the engine and sump mating surfaces will keep things dry. The thing to watch for with any sump- only the mating surfaces touch. While it doesn't happen a lot, people have been tripped up (with massive oil leaks!) when the body of the sump (usually a fin) touches the engine somewhere other than where they're supposed to. A little file work will restore clearance. Al

PS- Despite the issues, sounds like you guys had a good day! And get that collander back in the kitchen before it's noticed...

I assume the Liquid Gasket Goop must be high temperature rated- near 200F?

Michael B (aka bluespeedster SoCal) posted:

ALB posted:

If (for whatever reason) you still wanted to use the other sump (after changing everything back), any kind of liquid gasket goop (just use a thin smear) between the engine and sump mating surfaces will keep things dry. The thing to watch for with any sump- only the mating surfaces touch. While it doesn't happen a lot, people have been tripped up (with massive oil leaks!) when the body of the sump (usually a fin) touches the engine somewhere other than where they're supposed to. A little file work will restore clearance. Al

PS- Despite the issues, sounds like you guys had a good day! And get that collander back in the kitchen before it's noticed...

I assume the Liquid Gasket Goop must be high temperature rated- near 200F?

I don't know off-hand, Michael; it is used for engines, and they all get hot, so I assume so (but then we all know what happens when we assume something).

Thank you, know what you mean about memory; after 2 brain surgeries and heavy radiation treatment, I'm slower in thought process and forgetful. I google the product once I find it. Thanx again, Michael