Dan and John
First I wish both of you would put where you live in your profile--maybe your just down the street from me or each other--
Dan - I did reread your post several times-and mine-I was in a rush to go to a neighbor hood meeting about all our wells and being anexxed--
And you said twice that you didn't disagree with my thinking but that we did disagree--which is it? I don't know how experienced you are about finding reasons for something being the way it is--but the FACTS in this case are low
oil pressure--Bad Guage? or really low
oil pressure?/
John had the pan off the engine--he replaced the pump--if he had any experience he would have checked the bearings--now he has still got low
oil pressure, and he has to take the pan off again--if we knew where he lived, maybe someone could go help him out-
And I am totally a chilled out dude--thanks for the concern
And further, maybe you could enlighten me on the need for all this high volume/high pressure in a FE engine--didn't need it in 58,still don't need it now--
John- you will need to remove the bearing caps to check the bearings-you can mike the rod journals to see there size and check the back of the bearing shell to see if they have the proper size insert installed--check the appearance for shiny spots, dull areas, scratches,etc--if your rear main is worn the rear seal will never stop leaking until you get control of the clearance--it takes some experience or beginners luck to change a rear main seal--don't forget to torque the bolts to spec
Need more help PM me
Jerry