Well I be danged!!
I saw that in the FuKing book and figured it went outside somewhere...it made no sense.
Thanks for that link. It worked for the first time. INTERESTING booklet!!!
That original book answers a lot of questions, but it sure muddies the water about this plate!!
IF every engine had a hollow dipper it would make perfect sense to have the plate....the slot in the middle allows the dipper to hit *still* oil. Oil that has a solid cover that prevents sloshing, foaming, cavitation and such. BUT with a solid dipper it would seem to prevent the splash the engine depends on!!
We need the dimensions of the plate and some pictures inside an original crankcase. They did some VERY well tested and thought out design work in regards to lubrication. I have an idea that IF we make the 'Roids EXACTLY like the late originals we'll find the secret to longevity in the bottom end.
I think we're faced with trying to add back the design features the Indians didn't understand and therefore ignored and deleted. Another sign of idiocy on their part, I think.
The GOOD news is that it seems a simple part to fabricate, but we HAVE to be sure the overall size and shape of the sumps are the same before adding a part. The Indians MIGHT have tried to accomplish the same thing with a shape/size change in the sump and the addition of the plate might insure *failure*.
It's time to take Guy Fawlks approach and assume the England version was RIGHT, and try to 're-adjust' an Indian version to be as close as possible.
What's needed is a #!*&% original engine!!!
