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Date:   Mon, 15 Jul 2002 09:04:13 -0500
Reply-To:   minor35@JUNO.COM
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From:   Bill Minor <minor35@JUNO.COM>
Subject:   Re: 85 octane in Colorado and 'windage trays'
Comments:   To: clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM
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A windage tray is a steel plate (tray) that separates the engine oil from the crank shaft galery area. Its purpose is to keep the oil in the pan and reduce the fan effect of the rods and crankshaft oil as it passes used out past the bearings. It is also said it reduces foaming, reduces oil temperatore and in the Porsche Type IV engines keeps the oil from sloshing into your cylinders in hard cornering. If you have a copy of Tom Wilson's book, there is a picture on page 74 of a Windage Tray.

Bill M.

On Mon, 15 Jul 2002 13:39:05 +0100 Clive Smith <clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM> writes: > Stan (or anyone), > > What in the blue blazes is a 'Windage Tray' ??? > > Clive Smith > '88 Syncro Transporter > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 1:29 PM > Subject: Re: 85 octane in Colorado > > > > The archives are full of discussion on fuel octane vs > performance. > > I will accept correction on any statement I make below. > > All fuels of all grades are blended for the specific environment > that > > they are delivered to. > > Fuels sold in major smog prone cities have additives that are not > blended > > into fuels sold forty miles from the big cities. > > These *country fuels* will produce more power and better overall > > performance than the *city blends*. > > I've also experienced better fuel economy running the *country > fuels*. > > In addition I've heard a wide variety of reasons that vehicles > perform > > poorly at high altitudes (in addition to lower compression). Some > of > > these are: > > Partially clogged Catalytic Converters, Ignition degraded from > long term > > use, Spark coils partially failing at high Rpms, Poorly adjusted > AFMs, > > Improper Timing, Clogged Injectors, Poorly adjusted valves and > failing > > fuel pumps and pressure regulators. > > If you have a high mileage engine it can be the sole reason for > poor > > performance. > > This link will take you to an altitude vs compression chart. > > http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/altitude.htm > > In recent discussions on windage trays it has been speculated that > a > > properly built and installed windage tray can give you 5 to 10 > additional > > horsepower and lower engine temperatures (another subject for > later > > discussions) > > > > Stan Wilder > > > > > > On Thu, 11 Jul 2002 23:53:48 -0400 Kim Brennan > <KimBrennan@AOL.COM> > > writes: > > > In a message dated Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:52:22 AM Eastern Standard > > > Time, "Richard A. Jones" <Jones@colorado.edu> writes: > > > > > > >I'm enjoying the story of your trip, but our gas in Colorado > isn't > > > >garbage. The > > > >octane is reduced because of the altitude, since the oxygen is > > > reduced. > > > >I won't > > > >comment on our level of civilization. ;-) > > > > > > So many have said...but for a transient (such as myself) who is > > > intending to be at low altitude within a tankful.... > > > > > > Ah well. Another updated in a moment. > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > >

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