First Start Up! Hyd. Cam Break In! Tonight!
Sounds like the pressure relief on the oil pump is stuck. David
This is exactly what my brother thinks happened.
Yup---You have oil pump issues. You might find that cam unfriendly on the street in a little 'teen. J.Rob
Yea, I was told I MAY have minor issues on the street with this cam. But I got it basically for free so I used it.
Yeah, been there, done that. One heck of a lope and it can't get out of its own way under 3k, especially on a low compression mill.
Yea, I do have 3:55 gears on a 24.5 Dia tire, and a 3000 stall TQ converter. So maybe that will help me out a bit. again, this is just a temporary motor. thank god.
I never do a break in with open headers just for the exact reason Steve suggests not to. You cannot hear anything except exhaust. That's all well and good and fun when you KNOW the engine is broken in with no problems, but until you get to that point, I would highly suggest muffling it somehow. Header mufflers are cheap and you could resell them.
I understand. I have some old mufflers that I shoved into the collectors with a U-bolt clamp. That should do the trick.
Sorry to hear about this James.
To get around finding this out with the engine already in the car. I usually prime the engine on the Stand before it is installed. This way if something is leaking or you need to possibly pull the pan or fix anything it is easy to do with the engine out of the car.
I know it sucks buddy. But I'm taking it okay with the high hopes that my oil pressure relief spiring got seized.
I have a set of Thrush Header Mufflers sitting in my garage that will bolt up to your TTI's. You can use them if you want. Shipping would be just about as much as building a set though.
Thanks for the offer my friend, I hope I can get my idea to work with the muffs.
Are these TTI headers ceramic-coated?
The cam break-in period may dis-color and/or peel the ceramic coating.
Yea, they have the ceramic coating on them. At this point I dont care about the coating. I just want a running engine. lol
Have you got an oil pressure gauge on it? If the pressure relief valve in the pump is stuck.....and I've seen a few new ones that were, the pressure will be as high as the pump can possibly put out. That will blow the seal......and sometimes will blow the oil filter completely off the engine.
Yes, I had a mechanical gauge on there. And while I was priming it, it shot to a 100 PSI, with the thoughts it will bleed down after it was running. Guess not.
I have a new Federal Mogul standard volume/standard pressure oil pump that I got from NAPA. New pan gasket, and more Joe Gibbs break in oil. I have a new NAPA Gold filter too, PN 1068.
I'm going to pull the pan and remove oil pump and inspect everything. Can I do that while motor is still in car?
-I'm out cleaning all the oil off my driveway now.
