Projects HELP! SBC Oil Pressure is going HAYWIRE!

It kinda makes sense. If that wire separator was able to get into the tube (missing screen, hole in screen, never had a screen) then it could act as a flap. Under low rpm conditions it might sit there and allow oil to get past it, but when the rpms rise there would be more flow and it might close the trap door created by that separator. Once the rpms dropped the flap would move and oil would flow again.

And relatively speaking, this WAS an easy fix. Not bearings were changed, apparently no permanent damage, just a new oil pump sans wire separator.

Don

 

My past experince with pick up tubes that had fallen off was loss of pressure under braking. Glad its resolved.

 

Good job mashed, watching out for the FNGs.

 

Thanks mashed! Your edit reminds me of a remark I made at age 14, and it lost me my first job at a local high end bicycle shop. I was told by the owner that there was two ways of doing things, his way and the wrong way. I replied with "Now we know of three ways: Your way, MY WAY, and the wrong way."

And I've still not learned!

 

Hey Butcher Shop Customs. Thanks for the thread. I'm having simular issues and am about to drop my pan. I hope I find a sparkplug seperator in my motor too.

And to add to the "Odd things I've found in my block" stories

1. Pulled the valve cover on my Ford 170ci inline six motor, found two sheet rock screws!!

2. Pulled the pan on my Cheve 350 (before rebuilding it) and found a connecting rod nut which looked like it had been cut in half with the jaws of life. Funny thing was, all the connecting rods had their nuts.

Good thread, Good info, Glad it was easy.