Myles Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Well yes - but I just don't get the bit about the foam being more likely to fall apart because it's squashed. And I was about to post on the thread anyway Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Day Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 With the foam squashed I think it's more likely to deteriorate & break up. Just a thought, maybe its the slight movement of the plate against the bottom of the engine. Last year my baffle plate fractured & had to be replaced. From my 1994 handbook, CC advise replacing the plate on a regular basis as they can break. No mention of any foam though. I wonder when CC started putting the foam in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilyhands Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Myles, Making the holes through the foam and then compressing it at these points does tend to make the area around the holes very brittle, quite often when removing these(permanently) I find that significant areas near the holes have broken away , these areas are near the ends and cause deterioration of the surrounding area. Those little bits usually end up in the pickup.... All the factory fitted engines I have seen have the foam squashed by the plate, I have never seen a 'floater' (no scatalogical jokes please). However, foam is often used in fuel tanks to reduce the effects of surge. Oily P.S. I trust your engine is now oil and water tight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Oily, Yep PSC doesn't seem to be consuming anything I'm not expecting it to Mind you, it doesn't feel as strong as it did initially, but I'll have to bank a bit of cash and wait until next winter to sort that The only strange behaviour is that OP is taking longer to come up on initial startup. I am very used to the normal behaviour as measured by the SPA gauge - it (and the 1.6) typically jumped from 0-30ish-60ish psi in two jumps lasting 'less than a second' (subjectively) after the engine caught from cold. Now, the OP typically bumbles around in single figures (with an associated, transient tappety-rattle from the head) for 'a second or so' before rousing itself out of bed. Just a slight puzzle, that's all. Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilyhands Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Do you have an apollo? Oily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david nelson Posted April 17, 2005 Author Share Posted April 17, 2005 Myles just looked over the vid from the sprint today and there is a big drop of oil pressure on left hand bends, the rigth ones seem ok. I do not know what it droped to but the OP warning light 35psi did not come on. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelevant Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 David: It wasn't only your oil pressure falling on left bends....what about the barriers and cones? Getting there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Oily - yep, I have an Apollo - but I've *always* had one... Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 David - have you not got your data logger hooked up to OP 🤔 would seem a sensible thign to do if not but then of course you would have to turn it on 😳 rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david nelson Posted April 18, 2005 Author Share Posted April 18, 2005 Rob The OP and data logger needs to be conected.A job for my little resting period. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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