I went to prime the oil pump again after the new motor been sitting a while and hasn't competly broken in yet. I pulled the passenger side valve cover and I cannot see any oil squirting anywhere in there??!!
Went to look at the aguge and as soon as I hit the key it went to as far rigth as it can go, well beyond 60 PSI. When it was first primed a week or so ago everything was fine. It read 30-45 PSI depending on the drills RPM.

Anyone have any ideas whats up??

 

BTW the motor is at 11* BDTC on #1 if it matters

 

Pegged = wire disconnected or broken, sending unit open
Zero = wire or sending unit shorted

Basically the same discipline as an idiot light sender; short to ground = low pressure - light on, open = high pressure = light off.

Alligator-clip-lead the wire to ground, see if the gauge goes to zero. If it does, the gauge and wiring are good, and you need a sender.

 

I've said it before, I'll say it again: mechanical gauge.

 

Well, something is defenitly wring (of course...look who it is). The gauge when I hit the kill switch a couple times wasn't pegged anymore but it looked like it would be reading the correct oil pressure EXCEPT it was kind of bouncing back and forth slightly.

I was concerned about not getting oil through the pushrods...

 

Well if the gauge is dancing around that can also mean the sender is fuxx0red, right?

 

yea. i hope its nothing but this is MY car so i know there is a big problem there...

can anyone else comment on the not getting oil to the heads??

 

Just now got to start the car again and noticed very low oil pressure. Got a mech gauge hooked up but havnt stared it again...scared to screw more stuff up....

Any other input/suggestions/comments???

 

See what the mech gauge says? Engine flush?

 

The mech gauge shows 10 PSI at idle and 30+ up to 60 PSI with RPM's.

I'm worried about the low idle PSI.