Help No Oil

[BA.]

Well, I'm no engine expert, BUT, I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last night.....
75psi at idle is a WHOLE WHOLE bunch. Seems like too much to me, like (God forbid) there might be partial blockage or something.
Is that an old small block chevy, or a newer LSx model engine?

I agree with Steve68 though, you need to spin that oil pump manually before major damage occurs, if it hasn't already anyway.

I bought mine from Summit long ago for like $15, it's just a metal shaft for a drill with a slot at the other end to go over the oil-pump drive. Normally the distributor shaft fits goes over it , so, just remove that and you can see it.

[rsk68]

Steve
no crazy valve train noise, I soaked the rockers during assy, as for priming the pump I did that also, I'm wondering if the pushrods have no hole thru them, that just seems to odd though, my fear is the engine builder forgot to put a pipe plug in somewhere and its bypassing the oil gally for the lifters, I just dont know and I will be calling him tomorrow.

BA.
Its a 68 Big Block 396

Thanks for ther reply's

[HILROD]

Some older big blocks need a grooved cam or cam bearing or they don't oil right. I don't remember the year for cutoff though. FRANK

[Jims78elky]

Rick,

Wow..sorry to hear that news on your new engine,but i
would have too agree with the other guys about doing
a spin check with a priming tool... there very cheap.




I hope its something simple for you.



Good luck,