Very concerned....need help.
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Very concerned....need help.
Im in the middle of a cam/head swap. Along the way I deciced that I would change the timing chain too. I installed the cam and chain and put the cover back on. Then I read about people pinching the o-ring on the pickup tube and they couldnt build oil pressure. So I decided to fill the motor with the heads off and crank it to see if it would build pressure.....problem is that my oil pressure gauge stays maxed out and my odometer screen is completely blank. The starter is engauging though. Is this because I fried something during the swap or because only a few sensors are hooked up??? Need help on this as Im very worried.
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Do you have the grounds from the back of the head hooked to a good ground? Also make sure the tall sensor at the back of the valley cover is hooked up. You cant see the o-ring on an F-body without pulling the pan...this USUALLY requires dropping the k member. Some ppl can drop the pan while others cant.
When you did the o-ring, I hope you did not use the bolt to pull the pickup tube up. This is usually how the o-riings get pinched. Push the tube up in, nice and square, then put the bolt in. Hope this helps.
When you did the o-ring, I hope you did not use the bolt to pull the pickup tube up. This is usually how the o-riings get pinched. Push the tube up in, nice and square, then put the bolt in. Hope this helps.
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It is really hard to get it to build oil pressure with the starter, so it might be fine. I just put the heads on mine and left the front of the motor (water pump etc off) then started the engine for 20 seconds or so and saw great oil pressure. Then I assembled the rest....On a vette its is REALLY a pain to do the timing cover twice once everything is back together.
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Originally Posted by ss1129
it should build pressure while cranking am I right?? Is there a way to put the pump back on wrong?
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I dont know, but when i changed my oil pump i unpluged my coil pack wires and primed the oil pump by starting the starter, while i was doing it i saw the oil pressure gauge go up if i rember correctly. But when i first started the engine it took a second our two for the gauge to go up.
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When I did my cam swap, after I put the oil pump on, valvetrain together, timing cover and water pump still off, spark and fuel disabled, my cluster gauge showed 0 for the whole cranking. I just figured the gauge won't show anything unless the vehicle is actually running.
I put everything back together, started it, had oil pressure, and the gauge worked fine.
Just my experience.
I put everything back together, started it, had oil pressure, and the gauge worked fine.
Just my experience.