That seems strange that that is the purpose of that pan.
Esp. since hot exhaust runs through part of the intake manifold. ;-)
Are you sure it does not keep that area under the intake manifold from
heating up the air including the oil that splashes on it?
Now of course I think the factory intake manifold gasket is a valley pan
also (no oil splashing up there anyway).
later,
dave AKA vwdoc1

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> TrailMarker did pass the time by typing:
> > "dave" wrote ...
> >> Are you talking about this?
> >> http://ameritech.net/users/vwdoc2001...rayClean01.jpg
> >
> > What the heck is that thing?
>
> A heat shield to help keep the incoming air cooler
> by keeping the hot engine oil from being flung onto
> the bottom of the intake runners and to keep it a bit
> more isolated from the engine block.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
>

 

Here is what the rep from edelbrock told me it does:

That pan is needed if you're going to run a PCV on your engine. It keeps it
from sucking oil back up through the PCV. If you do need to get one, you're
going to have to either have someone make one for you custom, or find a used
intake on EBay or some other means.


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Here is what the rep from edelbrock told me it does:

That pan is needed if you're going to run a PCV on your engine. It keeps it
from sucking oil back up through the PCV. If you do need to get one, you're
going to have to either have someone make one for you custom, or find a used
intake on EBay or some other means.


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99XJ Sport
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Here is what the rep from edelbrock told me it does:

That pan is needed if you're going to run a PCV on your engine. It keeps it
from sucking oil back up through the PCV. If you do need to get one, you're
going to have to either have someone make one for you custom, or find a used
intake on EBay or some other means.


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99XJ Sport
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Here is what the rep from edelbrock told me it does:

That pan is needed if you're going to run a PCV on your engine. It keeps it
from sucking oil back up through the PCV. If you do need to get one, you're
going to have to either have someone make one for you custom, or find a used
intake on EBay or some other means.


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99XJ Sport
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Now that makes sense then as to the purpose of that tin pan.
thanks HomeBrewer.
later,
dave AKA vwdoc1

"HomeBrewer" <85cj7XXX@***.net> wrote in message
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> Here is what the rep from edelbrock told me it does:
>
> That pan is needed if you're going to run a PCV on your engine. It keeps
it
> from sucking oil back up through the PCV. If you do need to get one,
you're
> going to have to either have someone make one for you custom, or find a
used
> intake on EBay or some other means.

 

Now that makes sense then as to the purpose of that tin pan.
thanks HomeBrewer.
later,
dave AKA vwdoc1

"HomeBrewer" <85cj7XXX@***.net> wrote in message
news:2nbtguFvdgfbU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Here is what the rep from edelbrock told me it does:
>
> That pan is needed if you're going to run a PCV on your engine. It keeps
it
> from sucking oil back up through the PCV. If you do need to get one,
you're
> going to have to either have someone make one for you custom, or find a
used
> intake on EBay or some other means.

 

Now that makes sense then as to the purpose of that tin pan.
thanks HomeBrewer.
later,
dave AKA vwdoc1

"HomeBrewer" <85cj7XXX@***.net> wrote in message
news:2nbtguFvdgfbU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Here is what the rep from edelbrock told me it does:
>
> That pan is needed if you're going to run a PCV on your engine. It keeps
it
> from sucking oil back up through the PCV. If you do need to get one,
you're
> going to have to either have someone make one for you custom, or find a
used
> intake on EBay or some other means.

 

Now that makes sense then as to the purpose of that tin pan.
thanks HomeBrewer.
later,
dave AKA vwdoc1

"HomeBrewer" <85cj7XXX@***.net> wrote in message
news:2nbtguFvdgfbU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Here is what the rep from edelbrock told me it does:
>
> That pan is needed if you're going to run a PCV on your engine. It keeps
it
> from sucking oil back up through the PCV. If you do need to get one,
you're
> going to have to either have someone make one for you custom, or find a
used
> intake on EBay or some other means.

 

Those that have taken the pan off to hot tank it, know an old
engine has trapped a pan full of burned oil that has flaked off the
exhaust cross over, droppings with the constancy and look of rat sh*t.
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HomeBrewer wrote:
>
> Here is what the rep from edelbrock told me it does:
>
> That pan is needed if you're going to run a PCV on your engine. It keeps it
> from sucking oil back up through the PCV. If you do need to get one, you're
> going to have to either have someone make one for you custom, or find a used
> intake on EBay or some other means.
>
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> 99XJ Sport
> Remove the xxx to reply!