Slowls199

Hello i really need some info guys id be appreciated.!!!) i just rebuild my ls1 and bottom-end is stock exept for milled heads .20' and ls6 cam and double roller timing chain. I started the car and i have noisy valve train" (ticking). I removed the valve covers and they were dry as a bone.. ¿ whT could be causing this???? the lifters were soaked for one day.
Thx.!! Ur help would be really appreciated.!!!??? Thx again.!!

01WS6/tamu

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cam bearing installed incorrectly, pickup tube o-ring sucking air if wrong oring or got cut installing it, pickup tube has a pin hole, bad oil pump, or try packing the oilpump with vaseline.

pajamasam

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It took mine quite awhile to get oil up there.

Slowls199

Thx!! Do u know about how long it took by any chance..??? Thank u!!!!!

Slowls199

Do u know how long it took to thx..!!!

99wssixm6

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I just went thru this. We put new lifter in that I didnt have time to soak. It took a good 3-5 minutes of idle for it to get oil to the drivers head, passanger head was faster. I was totally scared too but as per advice on here and from a gm engineer I just let it run and all is good now.

Slowls199

Ohh ok im going to try to fire it up tonight... when u were wating for oil to rise to top where u hearing drivetrain ticking"!?????

conan

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Unplug the coils and pull the fuel pump fuse crank it over with the starter untill the oil pressure gauge comes up. Does you oil pressure gauge show any psi ? Also did you get the plastic bar bell in the back of the engine behind the rear main cover when you reassembled ? Also if the rocker covers are still off I would dump oil on the rockers and down the push rod holes.

Slowls199

Uoohhh ...Im not sure i need to check..but im going to pour oil thru the top..thxxx.!!

Notmyvette

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Deff put some oil on the top end to keep friction down till oil gets up there. You have oil pressure right? I had the same problem, we started getting worried and researching why it wouldn't happen and found the stuff that has been found on here. My friend had started revving the motor and finally started seeing oil out of the pushrods....it deff took a while, if you don't have oil pressure on the gauge then dont run it anymore