plugged oil bypass
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engine just had crank ground .01 under with all new cleviete h series bearings..engine guy told me it had .0025 clearance.. i have a mechanical gauge when hot the car had 8psi at idle a.d about 60 when i rev it up.... crank was ground because it had low pressure even with a gm performance high pressure pump with 20w-50.. this time we tried a hv and ground the crank and the oil pressure is even worse.... im fucked idk what to do.. no warrenty either
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If i put the bypass back in will it help my oil pressure?? oh and i deleted the oil cooler.. I read some forums that you get better pressure without the restrictive cooler that the 95s+ had
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What did the cam bearings look like, Did all plugs in the oil galleys get put back in?
A comming plug that gets forgot is the one right under the Rear main cap that gois to the passage that's straight up to the spot the gage is located.
If you pull of the elbo the gage sender is screwed into and put a screwdriver down that hole it should only go in 8 1/2 inches.
A comming plug that gets forgot is the one right under the Rear main cap that gois to the passage that's straight up to the spot the gage is located.
If you pull of the elbo the gage sender is screwed into and put a screwdriver down that hole it should only go in 8 1/2 inches.
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Anyway, 8 PSI at idle really isn't bad, A SBC really only needs about 5 PSI at aidle. It's not the greatest but not the worst either.
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yeah but its till scary on a new engine with 150 miles and just been rebuilt and crank ground. let alone the 20w-50 with a hv pump
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What did the cam bearings look like, Did all plugs in the oil galleys get put back in?
A comming plug that gets forgot is the one right under the Rear main cap that gois to the passage that's straight up to the spot the gage is located.
If you pull of the elbo the gage sender is screwed into and put a screwdriver down that hole it should only go in 8 1/2 inches.
A comming plug that gets forgot is the one right under the Rear main cap that gois to the passage that's straight up to the spot the gage is located.
If you pull of the elbo the gage sender is screwed into and put a screwdriver down that hole it should only go in 8 1/2 inches.
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FTR, my engine builder plugged the bypass hole in the filter adapter just to ensure that ALL oil goes through the filter even under cold start.
I read on Corvette message board by a guy who claimed to be a GM engineer and he stated it was more of an oil warmer. He stated it was used to bring the oil temps up faster as to reduce emissions. I also agree that the thing appears to have little ability to actually cool the oil especially since mine was clogged up anyway.
FTR, my engine builder plugged the bypass hole in the filter adapter just to ensure that ALL oil goes through the filter even under cold start.
FTR, my engine builder plugged the bypass hole in the filter adapter just to ensure that ALL oil goes through the filter even under cold start.
As far as the bypass, I have plugged all my motors. I only want filtered oil going into the motor. You don't have to do this, but I do.
what part # bearing was used? that oil pressure is wrong 8psi is way out of wack for what you have there, I run a high volume std pressure pump with clearances looser than .0025.......I idle it at 25psi and never exceed 55psi at any rpm......with the same 20w50 oil u run....somethings wrong
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i dont know the part number all he said was h series clevitte..i wanna pull it back apart this winter and take the ***** eagle crank out for something a little better like a dragon slayer.. then maybe some boost...just saying kinda off topic haha but anyway the stock lt1 spun a bearing so i bought the stroker kit.. he never line bored it so maybe the main bearing cap or block got fucked and he just slapped a bearing over it??