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Screen in lifter valley?
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I want to put some form of screen into the lifter valley, but don't want a lot of oil piling up. Can anyone show me pictures, and what materials you used to do this to an iron block?
8..603 156 mph best, 2905 lbs 549, indy 572-13, alky
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Re: Screen in lifter valley?
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I know it's hard to see, but this is the only pic I have of it. This is the screen setup I have in the 436" sb chevy.
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Re: Screen in lifter valley?
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i did it to this block as well. That is so cool!!! I can understand why you want to do this trick. I built a 460 Ford motor for a truck swap and one of the retainer rings that restricts the cup in a hydraulic lifter came out and ended up jammed in the oil pump gears. Fortunately the oil pump drive shaft broke and the engine stopped  I dodged a bullet there.
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Re: Screen in lifter valley?
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Nice work on those screens  I need to go smaller mesh to stop needle bearings from getting down to the oil pump ,gear drive or oil pump gear. Anybody run anything with smaller mesh? I figured that it might work to put a finer mesh over the screen in the oil pan, but that might not protect the gear drive?
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Re: Screen in lifter valley?
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I've been putting screen in the valley for years.. I use a 1/8 mesh that I buy at the hardware store.. its metal(sorta like large screen door screen).. I cut it to fit and run it up the back wall on my small blocks..JB Weld to glue it in place... its saved my butt a couple of times when stuff broke.. rocker parts and push rods and lash caps.. I'll see if I have pics but I doubt it.. no one normally wants to see stuff like that 
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Re: Screen in lifter valley?
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Nice work on those screens I need to go smaller mesh to stop needle bearings from getting down to the oil pump ,gear drive or oil pump gear. Anybody run anything with smaller mesh? I figured that it might work to put a finer mesh over the screen in the oil pan, but that might not protect the gear drive? You could easily replicate this design with a finer mesh. I had seen a rocker arm break, fall into the valley & jammed the cam, snapped it so a whole lot of valves took a hit. A lot of damage from a minor incident. You can mold the end of the mesh to make a nice clearence guard for the cam drive. Sorry no pics.
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Re: Screen in lifter valley?
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Thanks for the tip on screws Greendart. I may try and come up with something that will snap into place, we will see how creative I can get. I run my motor hot, so drain back during a run shouldn't be an issue, and I have an Acusump as well.
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Re: Screen in lifter valley?
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Gregsdart thanks for starting this thread i was planning on starting a similar thread last week but you beat me to the punch.
Ive been doing some thinking about this and i ordered some of the SS mesh as well, im going to incorporate both the larger mesh for a top layer and for support and use the tighter mesh under the heavier mesh so it will hold its shape. Then sandwich some kind of a mount like what rebel posted to hold everthing together.
Does drilling and tapping the block in this fashion weaking the cam tunnel?
Thanks all
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Re: Screen in lifter valley?
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04/21/16 01:14 PM
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Gregsdart thanks for starting this thread i was planning on starting a similar thread last week but you beat me to the punch.
Ive been doing some thinking about this and i ordered some of the SS mesh as well, im going to incorporate both the larger mesh for a top layer and for support and use the tighter mesh under the heavier mesh so it will hold its shape. Then sandwich some kind of a mount like what rebel posted to hold everthing together.
Does drilling and tapping the block in this fashion weaking the cam tunnel?
Thanks all
No the drilling and tapping doesnt hurt unless it was a BIG bolt.. 3/16 or 1/4 is plenty big enough to hold that stuff
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Re: Screen in lifter valley?
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Thank Pbody 1/4 20 should do the trick atleast thats what i was planning on using
Im planning on using some small tubing and some fender washers for my mount
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