Re: oil catch can

[Jeff]

:) - inventive bunch arent you !   I think any kind of thermosetting plastic would be ok if your not going to reticulate the oil back to the engine ie: one that doesnt become soft again when heated like a thermoplastic would. I think i would play it safe & only use a metal can on a return system just in case there is some kind of reaction between the oil & the plastic. Maybe a plastic radiator water catch tank would be ok ? I like the sound of the coffee tin & also i have heard you can get 2 ltr aluminium water bottles for hikers\bushwalkers.   the plastic milk bottle is probably ok for normal breather oil.....wonder how it would hold up to really hot oil if the engine became over pressurised ?   Kris - yours is nice & neat from that photo what did you make it from ? where does the clear line go ? - back to the sump / oil filter ?   thanks for the feedback Guys.....this is going to be cheaper than i first thought !     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of sss510 Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 4:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: {Spam!} Re: oil catch can Mine was a milo tin.   Same thing, but with out the clamps   Rick White ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry Rudd To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 7:01 AM Subject: RE: oil catch can LOL - I've been using the coffee bean can model for quite some time now, (not an instant coffee tin model, this is the real high octane coffee tin). I've only had one scrutineer ever take more than a cursory glance at it. These come out of the box with a very nice design so they look a bit prettier than Mick's cordial bottle but that's about all - both models are very functional. A coffee bean tin is good if you can get hold of one as they come with a removable & re-sealable lid with clamps so you can easily service the critter, as in empty out the oil (never seems to be much in mine anyway but it sure cuts down the smells) & wash out steel wool with petrol/degreaser etc. What I did see in one of those links is the use of a baffle to give separate inlet & vent chambers, now that would improve my design me thinks - I'm going to give that a go and see what it does.   Regards Terry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Mick Ralph Sent: Wednesday, 28 July 2004 9:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: oil catch can haha  I was wondering about my trusty golden circle 2l cordial bottle. Seen and approved by a variety of (qld) CAMS scrutineers. Cheers Mick   ---- Original Message ----- From: rclough To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 7:12 PM Subject: Re: oil catch can Cant you use a two litre plastic milk bottle these days?   ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Com. Au Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:23 AM Subject: oil catch can Hey list - I need to organise a 2.0 litre oil breather catch can.   there are some cheap kits available for $100.00 but the cans are only small, less than 1.0 ltr anybody tried to make one from another source ? got iny idea's about where i could scrounge a 2.0 ltr alloy tank that i could modify ? the 2.0 ltrs is a cams requirement. I dont fancy spending $300.00 for no performance gain   any help greatly appreciated.   cheers Jeff --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------