64nailhead
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I have a recently completed motor rebuild that i'm getting no oil pressure from the gauge port. I installed a new filter of course, and have cranked on it for approx 20-30 seconds without getting any oil pressure. Question : how long should it take for it to develop oil pressure at the port?
The build has been going on since 2014, so the exacts of the build are not on the tip of my tongue. But I followed the manual closely. It has new oil pump, rod, main and cam bearings. All crank bearing clearances are at .0015-.0020. I believe the pickup is fine, but can check. I'm not scared to pull the motor back out as it's pretty quick and easy. I was thinking that I should be able to pull the rockers, dizzy and timing chain and spin the cam to drive the pump to see what gives.
Any thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated.
The build has been going on since 2014, so the exacts of the build are not on the tip of my tongue. But I followed the manual closely. It has new oil pump, rod, main and cam bearings. All crank bearing clearances are at .0015-.0020. I believe the pickup is fine, but can check. I'm not scared to pull the motor back out as it's pretty quick and easy. I was thinking that I should be able to pull the rockers, dizzy and timing chain and spin the cam to drive the pump to see what gives.
Any thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated.