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09-26-2009 01:30 PM #1
Small block oil pressure problem
Hey!
I am new to this forum and glad to be here. Got a .040 over 350 SBC. Everything is brand new. Pistons, rings, bearings, etc, etc. I plastigauged all of the rod and main bearings. The crank was new and .010 under with a matching set of bearings. Everything was within specs.
The motor runs very strong. When I first start the motor, the oil pressure is around 60 psi at idle. Then I drive the car and it warms up and then the oil pressure drops to around 25 psi. And along with the pressure drop I get a lot of valve train noise from both banks and it is pissing me off to no end ! I gave the valves a second adjustment and the problem still exists. It sounds like an oil pressure problem to me. The filter is a FRAM and the oil is Castrol GTX 10-30. Looking for some advice here. Thanks in advance.
John from NC
on small cars yes. but fat fender cars are pretty much the same in size and weight as the donor car. i found s10 brakes work great on fat fender and pickups. a deuce will just need manual brakes...
Time for brakes