440 Oil Pressure Issues..
SOLVED....not fixed, but solved.
So....beat the pan back, got a new pickup for peace of mind. Mounted the pickup FLUSH with bottom of pan. Buttoned it all up, filled with oil, filled filter with oil.
Went to priming with the drill again. Got 38psi on the gauge.
Fired it...no pressure. WTF!?
Little pool of oil on the floor below engine...traced it back to the oil pump. Big bolt/plug on the rear of the pump has backed out 1/8"...it's dripping oil from there. I'm assuming that the Relief pluger/spring assembly.
Anyway...if it's leaking oil there, it's certainly sucking air. So FOUND the problem!!!
It's totally inaccessible though. Looks like I've had to loosen/remove a motor mount to gain some sort of access.
When I installed this engine, I did it from the bottom. I'm thinking I'll loosen the mount and put a bottle jack under the engine to lift it a little. First time doing this. Anybody have any good recommendations for where/how to jack it up??
I have an engine hoist also...think it'd be easier to remove the carb and lift the engine from a lifting plate?? Space in my garage is kinda limited with the car nosed in. Not sure I can fit the hoist in front of the car where it's at.
SOLVED....not fixed, but solved.
So....beat the pan back, got a new pickup for peace of mind. Mounted the pickup FLUSH with bottom of pan. Buttoned it all up, filled with oil, filled filter with oil.
Went to priming with the drill again. Got 38psi on the gauge.
Fired it...no pressure. WTF!?
Little pool of oil on the floor below engine...traced it back to the oil pump. Big bolt/plug on the rear of the pump has backed out 1/8"...it's dripping oil from there. I'm assuming that the Relief pluger/spring assembly.
Anyway...if it's leaking oil there, it's certainly sucking air. So FOUND the problem!!!
It's totally inaccessible though. Looks like I've had to loosen/remove a motor mount to gain some sort of access.
When I installed this engine, I did it from the bottom. I'm thinking I'll loosen the mount and put a bottle jack under the engine to lift it a little. First time doing this. Anybody have any good recommendations for where/how to jack it up??
I have an engine hoist also...think it'd be easier to remove the carb and lift the engine from a lifting plate?? Space in my garage is kinda limited with the car nosed in. Not sure I can fit the hoist in front of the car where it's at.
