Scott,
Could someone have forgotten to reinstall the plugs in the oil galleries??
Bob
At 07:03 PM 3/21/99 +0000, netscott@earthlink.net wrote:
>i started my 5.0 svo motor today for the first time and i have very low
>oil pressure. i primed the system by using a old distributor with no
>gear on it and a drill to spin it.the oil gauge moved a little, but i
>thought that was because the drill was not turning fast because of the
>load. also took the gauge off and and did the same, oil did come out of
>the line. well i started the motor and got no higher pressure.
>i ended up running it for about 5 mins. thinking that the oil had to
>travel through-out the motor.the lifter never pumped up and were very
>loud.
>i am using a milodon pump/pick-up and 7qt pan. i took the oil line
>feeding the stock oil filter set-up off and there is oil in the filter.
>my buddy told me to check the pick-up to make sure it wasn't touching
>the bottom of the pan.
>i just hope i didn't trash the motor.
>any ideas?
>
>scott
>B9472628
Robert L. Palmer
Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego
rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu
rpalmer@cts.com
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