What does this part do?

[Marcus Andre Worsley]

Aha!  That's why I'm going slower.  Mine must be in backwards!
-marcus

vik anderson <eeeeek at gmail.com> wrote: I thought it was what made time travel possible.

On 8/30/07, zoran  wrote:
> that part came out in year 00 better known as recall plate.
> it was suzuki way of fixing oil starvation at pump after rod bearings
> started to go bad because they were using sv400 cases.
> 99 cases have another plate right next to it.this first 99 cases are direct
> from sv400.later they added little to case in casting proces but not
> enough.reason for that recall plate.in 03 they made new cases and closed
> hole.
> without that plate you are risking rod bearing failure due to pistons
> pumping oil away from pick up.
>
>
>
> Zoran Vujasinovic
> Twin Works Factory
> 775-786-4881
> http://www.twfracing.com/index.html
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg McCullough" 
> To: "'Suzuki SV650 Mailing List'" 
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:42 AM
> Subject: What does this part do?
>
>
> > Totally unimportant question for the engine guys.  Just curious.  I was
> > rebuilding my motor this weekend for the first time with my buddy Jason,
> > and
> > we were debating the purpose of this part:
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.ronayers.com/fiche/300_0305/crankcase_model_k1_k2/crankcase_model
> > _k1_k2.bmp
> >
> > 11B - right bottom corner.  It's labeled as "PLATE, OIL".  11391-20F20
> >
> >
> >
> > It slots into a dished out area in the other crankcase half.  It doesn't
> > look strong enough to reinforce anything, and if it's just blocking oil
> > flow. why isn't the other crankcase half designed to be solid there
> > instead?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
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Vik



       
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