Quote Originally Posted by Road Agent
I would have dug a hole in the ground and moved the car over it then, less chance that it will fall on ya Matt! Should only take ya an hour to change it anyway!!
WHY didn't you put a new pump in when ya rebuilt the engine?? OR don't you have any pressure cause the clearances are to big or there is crap in the lines?
Well, I did replace the pump with a new Melling when I rebuilt the engine, but to rule out the oil pump as the culprit, I re replaced it with another new Melling, good gaskets ect...

however I got it back togther, primed the oil pump, and I still get just 5 psi. so, it must be the clearences on 1 of the bearings they were between .002 and .0015 rod and mains. I checked them when I built the motor, it's kinda weird, but maby I got a defective bearing, that now has excessive clearence. as there are no oil galley plugs that wouldn't cause a massive external leak, only 1 is at the back of the engine, it would spray all over the flywheel if it was out, and I would see it on the ground