do you guys think its the oil pump? i went to set lash and was getn no oil anywhere at top of motor.

 

my cousin had this problem on his K5 and it was worn cam bearings, his motor was a stock 350 SBC, now its a modified 350 SBC lol

 

It could be either the oil pump or the cam bearings. Since the pumps are pretty tough it's little more likely to be cam bearings. Do you have metal fillings on in your oil? Looks like sparkles on the dipstick.

 

no not at all . it just looks like brand new oil. when i pulled valve covers off i found thick white stuff that looks like water, however, this car has only antifreeze in it.i never put plain water in it.

 

my cousin didn't have any metal shavings either and he did replace the oil pump first....it was wierd because it had oil presure but the oil just never made it up top

 

Thick white stuff is moisture. It sounds like you blew a head gasket or cracked something. Unfortunately you probably would find your bearings are wiped out as well.

 

As in there is 100% just anitfreeze and no watter at all? Regardless of what is causing this, you need atleast 50% water mixed with the antifreeze.

Does the guage read any oil pressure? Sure your filter isnt clogged?

 

White stuff in the rocker covers.........Take it to a pro, its like Artisan said, blown head gasket

 

or if you went through a puddle thats way deeper than you should have gone through

 

it was pure 50/50 antifreeze . i have a bad feeling my son dumped water thinking jug had oil in it. problem is i drove it around the block. thats when i found empty jug. any way took filter off and it too full of water. and oil pressure guage dont work. anything i can get to flush this crap out?

 

If water was put in instead of oil, that would do it. I would drain the water, maybe even take the pan off to make sure you get all the water out, and then fill with oil. Drive it for a few miles, then change the oil and filter again and hope it didnt wipe a bearing out yet. If after putting oil in it the first time it still rattles like crazy, it might be shot. BTW, I would get a working oil pressure guage on it. Two guages I will never drive without, an oil pressure guage and a coolant temp guage. Everything else is for convience.

 

oh no

yeah water and bearings.....not good bed fellows

if you drove any distance like that you may have very well wiped a bearing out

most likely senario: car sat over night, cam bearings or crank bearings got stuck to either the cam or crank, when you started it they spun and now the oiling holes don't line up.....oiling holes not lining up=no oile in the heads

i wish you all the luck in the world and hope that this didn't happen...but a rebuild always means you can upgrade

 

well that prob thae scenerio. put im going to drain it out kerosene it .the change oil n ething and prey.