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Snowboat
01-09-2002, 07:35 AM
I've fished around before and didn't get much action. My parts will be back from the machine shop soon. What type of pump and how large a sump are the SS boats running. I had oil starvation at #1 rod, progressive to that point. I was at about 7,000 rpms. Any thoughts prior to the point of no return would be appreciated.

superdave013
01-09-2002, 09:21 AM
Your engine is in backwards from a SS boat. They drive off of the snout, not the flywheel. I use a 14 qt. Dooley pan. It is a great pan with a ton of baffles in it. Here is a pic of the windage tray and pic-up that comes with it.
http://community.webshots.com/storage/1/v0/3/10/4/27531004hqghXDnZts_ph.jpg

Snowboat
01-09-2002, 12:27 PM
Even though this is a runner, the engine is like an ss boat. The engine front cover is to the front and drives off of the front of the crank. It has a Mellings racing oil pump with both high volume and high pressure (I thin), pn #10777. My pan is baffled but is seven or eight quarts, kicks out on both sides like a dirt circle track pan. Have a windage try. Nice engine, Dave.

superdave013
01-09-2002, 02:08 PM
Oh, my bad then. I just remember the pics you posted of your boat and it was set up drag race style (blower belt to the back).
You should shoot LeE ss13 or 126driver an e-mail on this.

Infomaniac
01-09-2002, 02:38 PM
No matter how large the pan capacity. Make sure you are not pumping it all to the top of the engine at high RPM's.

schiada96
01-09-2002, 03:01 PM
Sd should not have to spin that motor he is building too hard. That thing should make 1300 ft lbs of torque

Snowboat
01-10-2002, 12:06 AM
Superdave. This boat is a Howard runner. The one you were thinking of is a Biesemeyer. Infomaniac, how do I make sure all the oil is not staying up top. There are oil restrictors for the solids and the holes are smoothed and the casting flash removed. I do have some debris sreens epoxied in the valley. Maybe I should remove those? Thanks.