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Oil pump issue - SBC
Posted: May 12 2008 09:54 PM
 
Lee Bailey (aka cardfan) [ View ] [ Email ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ]
Louisvill, Kentucky
 
I have just finished a build of a mild 283 and went to spin the oil pump this evening before buttoning everythin up. I plan to install this weekend. When I put a drill on the priming shaft, it would barely turn. I did get oil up through the pushrods on all 8 cylinders but the 1/2" drill ran very slow and labored. The pump is a stock SBC pump. Any ideas before I tear into it?

Thanks in advance for your help. I have been a long time "lurker" but 1st time poster.
 
 
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Posted by Streetrodder007  -  05/12/2008 10:22 PM
How thick is the oil your using? Also do you have a good strong drill? 99% of the time when I prime a new engine, I will have oil squirting out the oil galley hole on the top rear of the block, it will squirt out within 10 seconds of priming. keep a rag over it, and I always use a portable pressure gauge, you want oil volume and pressure before you start a new motor. Oil volume is more important than pressure, too mutch pressure is defeating the purpose of oiling in the first place.
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