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11-10-2001 07:36 PM #1
Oiling 427 SO
Perry....let's get some basic questions resolved first....what rocker arms are you using? Have you done any restricting to them either in the block (two passages) or in the heads between 3 &4 and 5&6 cylinders? Do you have a hydraulic or solid style camshaft? What did you use for a side oiler relief spring....did you install the threaded oil galley plug that connects to the very front lifter bore on the drivers side (#5) ? this is installed from the front of the block prior to installing the distributor? Your getting oil to the rockers so I assume you installed the side oiler cam bearings vs the regular FE cam bearings and the holes are lined up correctly?
Let's get these questions answered one at a time and then move to the next ones to help resolve what you believe to be low oil pressure....20# at idle is not necessarily low and it certainly depends on several possible factors...I assume you have a mechanical gauge too...that worked with the previous engine with different results....
George
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