![]() ![]() ![]() Lots of oil flow to the top end 2 seconds after starting the motor. If you broke it in without lubrication to the top end then you probably scored every cam and lifter. Lets see how much oil pressure you have while cranking. Spend 10 more and get the dual gage kit for engines and transmissions. Horrible freiggt tools had a 35 buck oil pressure test kit with one gauge. I have seen oil pump damage from pounding the pickup tube in that locked up the bypass valve in the oil pump cover. Stuck to the 1977 Stp oil treatment that engine builder primed his pump with. I have seen oil pickup tubes covered in dog hair that came from the blanket used to wrap the engine on the stand. I have seen the pickup tube so close to the bottom of the pan it blocks oil flow. I have seen installation of the pickup tube damage and the pickup tube fall out. I have seen oil pumps not tightened to the rear main cap. I have seen excessive oil pressure pop out the press in plugs in the front of the 3 oil galleys behind the cam sprocket. I have seen oil filter media collapse and clog oil gallies. The chevy lifter has a wide groove and dumped the oil pressure out the bottom of the lifter bore. Usually chevy 817 lifters in a pontiac block. Or no preload where the lifter plunger runs against the snap ring. What brand and part number.ĭo you have an oil pressure gauge? How much pressure. ![]()
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