Hi. I fitted a Abarth sump to my 1965 Fiat 500 and also higher compression pistons back in the late 60s. I loved that little car and would like one now to play with. Can’t remember what I did with the oil pick-up pipe though. This site brought back memories so thank you.
@FoxSpeedshop
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My pleasure im glad you are enjoying the content
@thepuddlejumper500
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I fitted a similar Abarth sump to my 126 engine in my Gamine, this was 20 years ago. I decided not to extend the pickup, primarily due to conversations with other 500 owners at the time. I traveled throughout Europe ending up In Garlenda before returning home. I also have a Panda 30 head and carb fitted. I have been fortunate not to have experienced oil starvation, maybe I’m a sedate driver😂😂, but extending the pickup is the correct way to go. The other problem is the syphon is not supported and the pipe just hangs in air which can result in fatigue of the pipe resulting in catastrophic oil starvation. My Gamine is up for a refurb in the very near future and this is one of the jobs high on the list, thanks for this.
@FoxSpeedshop
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I forgot to mention i was going to brace to pickup pipe as you say its no longer supported by sump bottom
@Bikeaddict4235
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Good explanation tim👍 looking forward to seeing the next episode. Makes me wonder about welding fins to the original steel sump . Also after years of reading stuff about aircooled vws and running them I would always choose mineral oil over modern synthetic as a lot of research points to better cooling .?
@FoxSpeedshop
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Really you should run these on higher zinc content mineral oils due to the flat tappet cams
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