10 pounds of oil pressure
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10 pounds of oil pressure Hi everyone 👋 I just recently completed my first ever engine rebuild. The rig sounds great, but I have low oil pressure. I run 10psi on cold start and while hot. It doesn't matter what rpm it is at it stays at 10. I have replaced the oil pressure sending unit. Reads the same, along with the same on a mechanical gauge. It does make the normal lifter noise. Definitely more quiet then before my rebuild. There was something I read about, the barbell. Would that cause a loss in pressure? I didn't replace it because I didn't even know it existed until after the fact. Any help would be greatly appreciated along with any advise from you pros. Thank you guys in advance 👍👍
Hi everyone 👋 I just recently completed my first ever engine rebuild. The rig sounds great, but I have low oil pressure. I run 10psi on cold start and while hot. It doesn't matter what rpm it is at it stays at 10. I have replaced the oil pressure sending unit. Reads the same, along with the same on a mechanical gauge. It does make the normal lifter noise. Definitely more quiet then before my rebuild. There was something I read about, the barbell. Would that cause a loss in pressure? I didn't replace it because I didn't even know it existed until after the fact. Any help would be greatly appreciated along with any advise from you pros. Thank you guys in advance 👍👍
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I did take it to a shop. The gentleman owned a machine shop for 30 years and retired. He did the work from home. He kept everything he needed to continue doing it just out of his personal shop. Anyways I took picture when I got it back, the barbell was still in there. None of my oil passage plugs are missing. The o ring I was very careful with. I took my time because I didn't want to mess it up. The oil pump I unfortunately did not pack with any Vaseline. I put assembly oil in it and worked it around about 5 - 6 times then installed. I should've packed it I just didn't know at the time. I know now... the oil pump is also new. It's a melling oil pump. I just want this thing to run good. I've gave it my best and I want to see this through. Thank you for the reply
