440 Oil Pressure Issues..

Jlcaptain24 said
First...I appreciate everyones input. This is the first I've heard of the touching thing. But ya know...this is the only engine I've built, so it's theoretically possible I missed something. LOL

I've read the 1/4-3/8 in various forums...this included. In shopping for a new pickup, I came across this in 440source. Both indicate a required space between pickup and pan.

I originally built it with a 1/4"-ish gap. Then blasted terra firma with it, precisely closing that clearance to basically nothing. No i have pressure issues. THIS MAY NOT EVEN BE THE PROBLEM. I'll find out soon.

Thanks everybody!

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Go get a a Factory Service Manual and see what the engineers who made the **** says. Who made the dude a 440source an expert?

I sure ain't an expert, but I've been doing this long enough to tell you that 440source is DEAD WRONG.

And what you did to your pan didn't do anything. All it did was either A) fix the clearance issue you had, or B) it just bent the pick up with the bottom of the pan.