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  1. 03-31-2019 07:59 AM #1
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    This is a long shot. but once I assembled a new engine, with a new Melling oil pump. When I ran the engine it only had about 30 psi. It turned out that the oil pump bypass valve bore had a burr in it from the machining tool. It was holding the bypass valve partially open.
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