MS 461 Saddle - What is the Purpose

[big t double]

This is my most favorite post in this thread.

...but a nod must be given to mustang for offering a dead horse for sale for blsnelling to beat the *s-word out of. That's just *f-wording priceless.

 

[RI Chevy]

Teamwork. Lol

 

[Woodpecker]

This is my most favorite post in this thread.

Dead horse rental may work gooder for you when you get tired of the pig rental business!

 

[Moparmyway]

I seem to remember a john deere effect

Sorry Scott ............ I thought I responded

Yuppers, mine was popping away like a Jiffy Pop on the oven at first, but only when unloaded.

Over the course of the next tank or two, it stopped popping

 

[RI Chevy]

Angry bugger! I wonder why it cleans up under load?

 

[Moparmyway]

Angry bugger! I wonder why it cleans up under load?

I stopped wondering when it stopped popping .............. some things are better left alone

I think it was too much fuel, I seem to be getting more time on a tank too.
IIRC, twas Scott that first said excess fuel

 

[RI Chevy]

Hmmm. Interesting Kevin. [emoji106] Lol

 

[blsnelling]

Sounded like the rev limiter to me.

 

[tree monkey]

I see ya found a good sturdy stick

 

[Moparmyway]

Sounded like the rev limiter to me.

What sounded like the rev limiter ?

I see ya found a good sturdy stick

Chasin wood stinks .................. its all I had at the time.
I've got something else in mind for the next round, actually going to the doctor for it.

 

[Dennis Coon]

It is an old thread I know but some recent port work on my 461 got me thinking. There have been several models released : the strato'd 261, 400, 462, the injected 500 and the oldish school 881 and none appear to have these "flanges" or diverters/stuffers.
So has anyone experimented and removed them on either the 461 or the 661 with noticeable affect, good or bad?

 

[MustangMike]

The information I heard, which I believe came through Randy, was that the saddles were installed because the pistons were getting too hot, and the diverted charge cooled them down a bit.

I imagine that removing the limiters on the carb reduces (or eliminates) this problem, but I've never removed the saddle and I'm not sure if removing it would benefit anything. In fact, I would imagine it would serve a little like a crank stuffer.

Any reason you want to remove the saddle?

 

[Woodpecker]

Any reason you want to remove the saddle?

Maybe he likes bareback?

 

[Funky sawman]

That's the only way to ride!

 

[Wonkydonkey]

The last too poast speak from experience & preference

 

[qurotro]

It is an old thread I know but some recent port work on my 461 got me thinking. There have been several models released : the strato'd 261, 400, 462, the injected 500 and the oldish school 881 and none appear to have these "flanges" or diverters/stuffers.
So has anyone experimented and removed them on either the 461 or the 661 with noticeable affect, good or bad?

Old version 462 has it. Interestingly they delete that in the new version?

 

[Wonkydonkey]

Wasn’t there a few failures. Ie pistons with fractures.. although I’m not sure why the saddle would interfere…

I’m sure someone will chime in as why etc.

 

[ManiacalMark]

Other than the cooling effect that’s talked about I’ve always looked it as it’s there to help push the charge to the lower transfers in the front.

 

[Funky sawman]

The last too poast speak from experience & preference

Darn right pard