> R A Bennell wrote: > Anyone on here with real experience with older Chevy small > blocks? > > I finally pulled the oilpan on the motor from the boat to have > a look. It was fairly obvious from the knocking noises that it > had suffered a loss of oil pressure. We half expected to find > the oil pickup had fallen off of the pump. However that was > not the case. The oil pump is intact and the shaft turns when > one turns the crankshaft with a breaker bar.
> So, why did it lose pressure? Any ideas on what I should look > for? Did you check the interior of the oil pump? > Have not pulled enough parts yet to lift the crank out and > look at the holes that feed the crank. That may be sufficient > to tell the tale. I doubt it is anything a simple as incorrect > parts installed as I believe it was run for a summer without > problems before it came to grief the next summer. It would be hard to block the primary oil feed if the pump was good. They can develop a _lot_ of pressure. Plugged oil filter? Remote filter with pinched lines? -- Philip "My other motor is a small block Chevy" _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
