Finished Product?!?!?
11-28-2007, 06:37 PM
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Finished Product?!?!? So I just finished everything. I built a forged 347 from a block only, 1st time building an LSx.
Get it in the car and everything, and I have it running and idling, it's beautiful!
All except a HUGE oil leak on the back of the motor....I mean huge....I went through around a quart in a minute. It seems to be coming from in the bellhousing/rear cover area.....iThere's no oil galley plugs their....right? What could this be? I don't have a rear cover gasket, i used anaerobic sealer....maybe that?
Get it in the car and everything, and I have it running and idling, it's beautiful!
All except a HUGE oil leak on the back of the motor....I mean huge....I went through around a quart in a minute. It seems to be coming from in the bellhousing/rear cover area.....iThere's no oil galley plugs their....right? What could this be? I don't have a rear cover gasket, i used anaerobic sealer....maybe that?
11-28-2007, 07:35 PM
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Man did you check to see if your oil sending unit is properly in or not broken? There is a galley plug in the rear crank cover but if it was not in i think the oil would just drain back into the pan. It looks like a barbell. You can check if it is there by removing the copper plug right above the oil filter and flash a light in there you should see a little white plastic barbell, or it might be another color mine was white.
11-28-2007, 07:59 PM
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I have the barbell restrictor in. Yes, the oil plug is in aha. I have no loss of pressure, stays right at 60psi....Sending unit is brand new....
11-28-2007, 09:13 PM
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only things I could think is the rear cover seal itself, or the freeze plug in the back of the crankshaft? I know the corvettes had those or maybe it was the ls6 motors? I didnt think the f-body's did...???