Sump baffling

[Pigford]

Al.....

I run a cooler with the connections in the top, so the cooler holds oil when engine stopped..... for a bit of extra capacity

As for the gauge.... it always jumps around from cold (when you looked at it) until the oil warms & thins out
She reads about 10 psi when riding first off.... then calms down and shows a max of 6 when cruising at 5000 rpm
The gauge is probably not too accurate to read the expected 2.5 - 3.0 psi when idling but picks up when revving.
I'm running a blend of 10-40 & 20-50 mineral oil.
I'm not overly worried, as it only does it when giving it the berries

[Rich]

Cooler feeds at the top - does not need to fill the cooler before getting to the cams etc.

Fluff - you need to stop the hinge coming all the way around when the oil is surging to the front and stopping against the filter housing when accelerating. That is what the bolt does on Steve Debbens and Kenifs' pictured.

[Big Fluff]

Fluff - you need to stop the hinge coming all the way around when the oil is surging to the front and stopping against the filter housing when accelerating. That is what the bolt does on Steve Debbens and Kenifs' pictured.

I hear what you're saying Rich. However, the way I've made the hinge, with the 'squeeze' at the rear, means it can't come all the way round anyway. I have tried it and it works ok. Thanks