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    1966 396 low oil pressure

     



    Hi I have a 66 396 that was rebuilt when I got it. The warmer it gets the less oil pressure it gets. I just tore it down. And see nothing wrong ,the cam has the groove in the rear journal, cam bearings look new, rod and main bearings look new has melling hv/hp oil pump. Oil pressure drops to 5 psi at idleand goes up to 40 when it take off.

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    What viscosity oil are you running?
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    Tried 10w30 and straight 30 no difference

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    first i would get a good mech gauge to make sure on pressure. low pressure means less restriction . the fact it comes up means the pump is doing it's job. if you loose pressure hyd lifters will tell you asap .
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    2 different gauges fittings and hoses same readings. And no noise out of lifters they look new no scaring same with the cam

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    I forgot to put a plug in one of the oil ports by the timing chain once. That made for some low oil pressure.
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    Everything else being equal, I'd bet a stock pump would help to or cure your problem.
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    I'll bet a high volume pump would fix it.
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    bearings look new???????????? doesn't quite tell what you got for clearance!!!!!!!!
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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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    Mike or plastigage all the main bearings and mike the cam bearings.

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    since the motor is torn down it's pretty much a mute point now. a rebuild will solve it .

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