New LS7 Engine, No Oil Circulation to Cooler
01-04-2010, 07:48 PM
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New LS7 Engine, No Oil Circulation to Cooler From scratch engine/block. What did my engine builder forget? Some oil plug? I have great oil pressure, but the oil cooler lines are STONE COLD. I'm worried.
01-04-2010, 08:45 PM
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Did you wait until the oil is warm? If you're using stock oil cooler lines there is a thermostat built into the attachment block.
01-04-2010, 09:46 PM
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Jason,
Thanks for your response.
Investigating at the posterior aspect of my old block tonight, I found a plug which diverts the oil from the main oil channels to the filter and coolers. If this is left out, which I believe happened, oil bypasses this.
In weather like this I have to cover the oil coolers as the oil temp gets only to 120*. It is currently 190* which alerted me to the problem.
Thanks for your response.
Investigating at the posterior aspect of my old block tonight, I found a plug which diverts the oil from the main oil channels to the filter and coolers. If this is left out, which I believe happened, oil bypasses this.
In weather like this I have to cover the oil coolers as the oil temp gets only to 120*. It is currently 190* which alerted me to the problem.
01-04-2010, 09:56 PM
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Jason,
Thanks for your response.
Investigating at the posterior aspect of my old block tonight, I found a plug which diverts the oil from the main oil channels to the filter and coolers. If this is left out, which I believe happened, oil bypasses this.
In weather like this I have to cover the oil coolers as the oil temp gets only to 120*. It is currently 190* which alerted me to the problem.
Thanks for your response.
Investigating at the posterior aspect of my old block tonight, I found a plug which diverts the oil from the main oil channels to the filter and coolers. If this is left out, which I believe happened, oil bypasses this.
In weather like this I have to cover the oil coolers as the oil temp gets only to 120*. It is currently 190* which alerted me to the problem.
