oil pressure problem
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I could be wrong but I think you need the sleeve half way up the shaft to deflect the oil to the lifter galley or are least something to stop the flow there. Bottom part looks right and it’s the one listed on show cars. I used an old truck dist and had no issues priming but not really sure about how that tool works
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fourzeronine
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That middle collar just locates the distributor in the block to keep it aligned to the camshaft. The lower collar is what directs the oil.
You've got the correct primer, near as I can see. I'd check the lifters next. I was amazed when I saw the amount of oil coming out of a new set of Comp lifters in an early BBC this summer. No way that thing was going to build much pressure. IIRC, Comp has a "premium" lifter and a standard one, not sure what that really means.
With only 25 lbs oil pressure and no oil to the rockers, makes me wonder if the 2 oil gallery plugs were installed behind the cam gear? Or would there be no pressure reading at all with them missing? That is probably not it, just wondering.
Update I have oil on both sides and 60 psi oil pressure .I am not sure why. I broke out my air drill and after forever the oil press jumped to 60 and oil started flowing. My guess is that the relief valve stuck in the oil pump and or there was air in the oil. Thanks for everyone's help and advise.
wristpin
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Send financial gratuity to me. I'll disperse it evenly.
I went through this last year in my build, took forever, two different priming tools one from Show Cars, did not work for me, then I switched to 1/2" drill low torque and locked the switch on for an hour, came back and had it looking good, but it took a long timer, also what one of the other guys mentioned my rotating the crank helped, I must have been in a dead spot that was not oiling at that spot on the journals/weep holes.
I still never seen great oil, until I fired it up and then it came right up to pressure.
I still never seen great oil, until I fired it up and then it came right up to pressure.