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04-14-2001, 08:47 PM | #1 |
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Location: Knoxville, TN
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How can I tell an oil pump is bad?
Let me explain my situation. Unlike a lot of people who put a late model 5.0 engine in their fake cobras, I decided to build a carbed 302. So, I procured a block, and added new crank, pistons, Edelbrock cam, heads, manifold, and carb. The block is from a '72, and so is the oil pan, with dipstick. I bought a regular oil pump (not HV or HP) from Autozone, and put an Accel distributor on top.
Here's my symptoms: 1. When I spin the oil pump in a bucket of oil, it squirts oil like a fountain. 2. When in the motor, and using a drill to prime it, and get oil out of the passenger side backmost rocker, and no others. Autometer mech gauge (new) reads near zero. 3. When I ran the motor (maybe not too smart, here), I get still next to no oil pressure. Didn't run it very long, just a few secs. 4. Was advised I might not have an oil galley plug in the back of the lifter valley. I pulled the manifold and the plug is there. I have no fluid leaks, nor any smoke at all when I ran the motor. Could my oil pump be bad but still make the "geyser" in the bucket? What could I be overlooking? Should I give $50 to Autozone for a high pressure model oil pump? I suspect that's not it since all the bearings are new, and I shouldn't need a HP pump? Sorry about the long winded story, but I'm stumped. Thanks Lee ------------------ Lee '66 FFR Cobra (Replica) |
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