low, then no, oil pressure
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here is something really odd. I put the stock sender back in it's hole behind the intake, and moved my mechanical gauge down to the plug on the drivers side lower corner of the block, behind the PS pump. Fired it up and at idle see about 20 on the stock gauge and 35-40 on the mechanical gauge. I rev it up around 2300 and see 50 on the mechanical gauge while the stock gauge stays at 20-25.
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could a blockage of one of the gallies cause this? Though I dont know what could be doing the blocking...
I guess I am going to pull the whole f*&^ing thing out and tear it apart until I find the problem. Looks like I can pick up a used runner for a bit over a grand if I find major problems, or maybe I can fix it for free/little once I get it out.
I guess I am going to pull the whole f*&^ing thing out and tear it apart until I find the problem. Looks like I can pick up a used runner for a bit over a grand if I find major problems, or maybe I can fix it for free/little once I get it out.
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Well, no offense, but why try to give advice when you havent even read up on the situation in question?
Anyway, the pump is new and I primed it with oil before installing. It builds pressure immediately, just not very much. And as my last couple of posts indicate, there is 40-50psi of adequate pressure at the bottom of the block, but only 10-20 at the top. The oil and filter are new.
Anyway, the pump is new and I primed it with oil before installing. It builds pressure immediately, just not very much. And as my last couple of posts indicate, there is 40-50psi of adequate pressure at the bottom of the block, but only 10-20 at the top. The oil and filter are new.
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Well, it's just that everyone and their dog is like "it's the oil pickup o-ring y0!" and clearly at this point it is not. Not to mention that I never disturbed it to begin with. To read this forum one might think that installing the o-ring properly consists of rocket science or brain surgery. Honestly I don't see how a man can screw it up. The pickup tube has a bevel to hold it in place, and the oil pump is beveled as well to help it slide in place. You'd have to be negligent to pinch it.