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Posted by: Justinp71 Aug 15 2019, 05:33 PM

So I have been concerned lately if my Vellios oil tank has internal baffling as some of the early ones do not. I have never noticed any oil pressure issues on the track and also when I removed the oil filler neck I saw a glimpse of horizontal baffle near the top. Does anyone know for sure a way to tell if I have the internal baffles? I would note I don't hard core track race... so if I didn't have baffles I might have noticed yet?

I acquired the tank almost 20 years ago at a parts heaven swap meet, so my first thought was it was probably for sale in the first place because it didn't have baffles, but I am not sure. My engine was recently completely rebuilt with some precious parts I'd hate to ruin it...

Posted by: mb911 Aug 15 2019, 06:54 PM

QUOTE(Justinp71 @ Aug 15 2019, 03:33 PM)

Posted by: Justinp71 Aug 16 2019, 10:13 AM

QUOTE(mb911 @ Aug 15 2019, 05:54 PM)

QUOTE(Justinp71 @ Aug 15 2019, 03:33 PM)

So I have been concerned lately if my Vellios oil tank has internal baffling as some of the early ones do not. I have never noticed any oil pressure issues on the track and also when I removed the oil filler neck I saw a glimpse of horizontal baffle near the top. Does anyone know for sure a way to tell if I have the internal baffles? I would note I don't hard core track race... so if I didn't have baffles I might have noticed yet?

I acquired the tank almost 20 years ago at a parts heaven swap meet, so my first thought was it was probably for sale in the first place because it didn't have baffles, but I am not sure. My engine was recently completely rebuilt with some precious parts I'd hate to ruin it...

A flashlight down the filler fitting or better yet a bore scope.. To bd honest 20 years no issues I would just use it but clean it 1st
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Posted by: mb911 Aug 16 2019, 10:31 AM

QUOTE(Justinp71 @ Aug 16 2019, 08:13 AM)

QUOTE(mb911 @ Aug 15 2019, 05:54 PM)

QUOTE(Justinp71 @ Aug 15 2019, 03:33 PM)

So I have been concerned lately if my Vellios oil tank has internal baffling as some of the early ones do not. I have never noticed any oil pressure issues on the track and also when I removed the oil filler neck I saw a glimpse of horizontal baffle near the top. Does anyone know for sure a way to tell if I have the internal baffles? I would note I don't hard core track race... so if I didn't have baffles I might have noticed yet?

I acquired the tank almost 20 years ago at a parts heaven swap meet, so my first thought was it was probably for sale in the first place because it didn't have baffles, but I am not sure. My engine was recently completely rebuilt with some precious parts I'd hate to ruin it...

A flashlight down the filler fitting or better yet a bore scope.. To bd honest 20 years no issues I would just use it but clean it 1st
.

Thanks Ben. I did put a flashlight down the oil hole and saw a glimpse of a horizontal baffle, but couldn't tell if there were any baffles lower. I like the idea of getting a boroscope...

Posted by: sixnotfour Aug 16 2019, 10:49 AM

you could save some weight by changing it out thou....

Posted by: Mark Henry Aug 16 2019, 04:13 PM

QUOTE(Justinp71 @ Aug 16 2019, 12:13 PM)

Posted by: mepstein Aug 16 2019, 04:49 PM

QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Aug 16 2019, 06:13 PM)

QUOTE(Justinp71 @ Aug 16 2019, 12:13 PM)

I like the idea of getting a boroscope...

Get an 8mm, lets you bend it enough to see most of the cylinder walls.

I have a cheap amazon deal, wifi, micro usb chargeable, pic and vid, works on a tablet.
You also want one that's bendable, but has enough stiffness to stay put, the ones with a floppy cable are almost useless.

IIRC they call it an endoscope on amazon.