Project Slowly Underway: Berrien 295

[VeeDubWolf]

Glad there was no damage done at least!
Now you have two-cycle gas!
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'70 rust-bucket sunroof sedan
'69 PO hack-job special
-Plus a wide assortment of various parts'n'junk

[Vanapplebomb]

That’s the ticket. Might try putting it in the weed whacker.

I set the bucket outside. As of this morning, half of it evaporated.
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[VeeDubWolf]

Dang, that's a well-sealed engine that it didn't evaporate before!
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'70 rust-bucket sunroof sedan
'69 PO hack-job special
-Plus a wide assortment of various parts'n'junk

[Vanapplebomb]

Leaks are a pet peeve of mine, to the point that it was irritating to see gas weeping from the cylinder head to exhaust joint.
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[VeeDubWolf]

Minimal leaks, better efficiency, right?
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Two Bugs-
'70 rust-bucket sunroof sedan
'69 PO hack-job special
-Plus a wide assortment of various parts'n'junk

[Vanapplebomb]

Biggest thing for me is having a dry engine. I can’t stand an engine that doesn’t stay dry. There is no reason a fresh engine shouldn’t go 10 years before seeing any sign of oil weeping from the case.

At any rate, seeing as how this was just a big of gas from the exhaust due to operator error, I am not too concerned… not enough to pull the exhaust off and anneal the copper gaskets.
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[Vanapplebomb]

I should also say, 5W-20 seems to be more reasonable than 10W-30 oil I was previously running. Better oil pressure when “hot.” Not so high any more. I always build my engines on the tight side of the spec. The 10w-30 was over 40 psi at idle when cold, and 20 when hot. The thinner 5w-20 brought that down to 30 psi cold at 15 hot at idle. I also don’t push 60 psi while cruising anymore. I am down to about 40 when just driving down the road normally.

Too much oil pressure does no good. The oil cooler bypass opens, and the oil filter internal bypass opens…so basically no filtration accept at idle. Now more of the oil gets filtered while driving around. The filter should only bypass with my foot into it now.
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[oprn]

The filter bypass is a differential pressure bypass and should not activate unless the filter element itself is restricting flow. This should only happen in very cold weather with thick oil or when the filter is plugged with dirt. It should never ever happen under any normal conditions regardless of engine rpm. Even if your oil pressure hits 100 psi, as long as it is 100 psi both sides of the filter the bypass valve in the filter will stay closed.
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[Vanapplebomb]

Yes, it is a differential valve, but it is pretty low pressure. Most oil filters bypass at 10-25 psi depending on the model. The oil filter I am running is 12-15 psi differential, which with a short filter, is pretty easy to hit. It is pretty normal for a good chunk of the oil to not go through the filter while cruising. It pretty much all gets filtered at hot idle, but the more rpm you give it the more the filter allows to bypass.
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[oprn]

If that is actually the case then "full flow" oil filtering does not really exist. It also means that an oil filter is just a dirt accumulator that dumps it's load of dirt into the engine at will.

Step us through the discovery process that has led you to this understanding please.
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[Vanapplebomb]

[Vanapplebomb]

Last ride of the year. Pretty soaked by the time I got home. Poured cats and dogs about 10 minutes after the second picture. 20 minutes home in the pouring rain. What a way to end the year.

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[dustymojave]

Tell us about those front tires. Are they Mickey Thompsons?
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Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
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Kicked Cancer's A$$...1st and 2nd round...Fight ain't over yet.

[Vanapplebomb]

Richard, that they are. I’m really happy with them. They seem to get the front end around the corner better than most heavy 7.00x15 tires, or trailer tires. Tracks really nice.
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