Running and Racing Reliably Part II: Continuing At The Bottom
A lower dipstick tube and the windage tray are test fitted next. The lower tube is inserted into the through-the-block tube and the tray is installed with the tube passing through it. The lower tube is marked for depth and removed to check to make sure that it slides into the through-the-block tube far enough. About one inch is acceptable. Rarely will the windage tray just drop into place. More times than not, the tray will not line up with the bolt holes in the main caps to secure it because of misalignment of the tube. Many builders will put pressure on the tray to line up the holes and just bolt it down. The tension on the tray when installed is one of the main reasons that so many trays crack. So Jim uses a chrome-moly pushrod as a tool to maneuver the lower tube into the proper position. View Related Article
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