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Old 06-18-2018, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Cliff R View Post
"What should minimum clearance on a windage tray be?"

In theory you just need enough so it doesn't hit as the rods are unlikely to grow or tray move around. Pretty difficult thing to measure as it's typically hitting in a spot difficult to get at with any measuring device....snip....
On the milodon tray you can see front to back under the tray, there is no "step" like the stock type tray that hides what is going on. I think last time I used .090", which is about the diameter of a wire coat hanger. I made sure the coat hanger would fit between the rod bolt and the louver on the tray, with rod near BDC.

Just asking in case there is new thinking on this. Would running it closer have any benefit to oil control?

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