Lifter Valley Oil Splash shield on 502 carb??
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Do i have to run one??
putting the intake on my gen 6 502 stock with a gm dual plane intake and wondering if people are using an oil valley splash shield in there motors? I really dont want to use it because i dont like how the gaskets/ intake sits on the heads with the splash shield. The tabs on the shield hold the intake up, so i tried to modify the intake gaskets to clear the shield tabs but its didnt work so good as i need to remove to much material to make it work.
Did the carb 502 come with the splash shields??? I am converting a 502 MPI to carb so the MPI had the shield, but i dont want to re-install if i dont have too.
putting the intake on my gen 6 502 stock with a gm dual plane intake and wondering if people are using an oil valley splash shield in there motors? I really dont want to use it because i dont like how the gaskets/ intake sits on the heads with the splash shield. The tabs on the shield hold the intake up, so i tried to modify the intake gaskets to clear the shield tabs but its didnt work so good as i need to remove to much material to make it work.
Did the carb 502 come with the splash shields??? I am converting a 502 MPI to carb so the MPI had the shield, but i dont want to re-install if i dont have too.
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you can assemble without the shield,but it is made to keep the hot oil from the underside of the manifold.
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did 502 carbs ever come with this shield and what gaskets did mercruiser use.....none of the parts fieche show a oil shield..
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That shield was used on all Gen V and Gen VI motors, carbed or EFI.
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I'll give you one of Raylar's and other engine builders little secret tricks to also make sure the oil splash shield stays in place on a GM hydraulic lifter engine such as the Gen 5 & 6 454 -502 engines.
We use three longer bolts with bushings that hold down the lifter retainer plate and they sit just touching the bottom surface of the splash plate when its installed. Many have sometimes found that with the hard hits high performance boats take when running that the splash plate can come dislodged and drop down and come in contact with the pushrods and when it does it makes a hell of a lot of awful noise and can also create a bad condition in the lifter valley especially at high rpms. This extended bushing and bolt trick will support the plate in such a way that it cannot come loose and create problems.
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We use three longer bolts with bushings that hold down the lifter retainer plate and they sit just touching the bottom surface of the splash plate when its installed. Many have sometimes found that with the hard hits high performance boats take when running that the splash plate can come dislodged and drop down and come in contact with the pushrods and when it does it makes a hell of a lot of awful noise and can also create a bad condition in the lifter valley especially at high rpms. This extended bushing and bolt trick will support the plate in such a way that it cannot come loose and create problems.
Best Regards,
Ray @ Raylar
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I'll give you one of Raylar's and other engine builders little secret tricks to also make sure the oil splash shield stays in place on a GM hydraulic lifter engine such as the Gen 5 & 6 454 -502 engines.
We use three longer bolts with bushings that hold down the lifter retainer plate and they sit just touching the bottom surface of the splash plate when its installed. Many have sometimes found that with the hard hits high performance boats take when running that the splash plate can come dislodged and drop down and come in contact with the pushrods and when it does it makes a hell of a lot of awful noise and can also create a bad condition in the lifter valley especially at high rpms. This extended bushing and bolt trick will support the plate in such a way that it cannot come loose and create problems.
Best Regards,
Ray @ Raylar
We use three longer bolts with bushings that hold down the lifter retainer plate and they sit just touching the bottom surface of the splash plate when its installed. Many have sometimes found that with the hard hits high performance boats take when running that the splash plate can come dislodged and drop down and come in contact with the pushrods and when it does it makes a hell of a lot of awful noise and can also create a bad condition in the lifter valley especially at high rpms. This extended bushing and bolt trick will support the plate in such a way that it cannot come loose and create problems.
Best Regards,
Ray @ Raylar
If the gen 5 and 6 came with them then then i should have the right gaskets, but no provisions for the tabs and they will leak if i install the gaskets with the tabs under them.
I was thinking about notching the left and right tabs and removing the center and then doing the bolt trick??
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I have always used Merc gskt sets and they easily clear the tabs.
What intake gaskets are you using???
What intake gaskets are you using???
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27-805722A1 and its going on a gen 6 502 415hp carb....now most gen 6 are mpi and this use to be and it did have it in the motor when i took the mpi off. Maybe if i use the gaskets for the mpi on the carb intake...what is the difference in gaskets, shouldn't they be the same...i think they have didferent numbers though.