[6pack] Engine guys?

[David Friedlander]

Sloane;

Done a compression test on each cylinder. I rebuilt my engine last fall
and, among many other things, replaced the piston rings. Now, my oil
pressure doesn't drop BELOW 50psi.

Dave
'74 Six


On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 10:03 PM, im sloane <im_sloane at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi guys, Need to post the final solution, but it ain't pretty. One thing
> learned was that the bearing caps can go on the wrong way. I don't think
> the
> internet instructions I was following mentioned that at all. However, I
> began
> to realize that the top front bearing must be the problem. I thought I'd
> take
> it back out and see if I could get it in right. Well, getting it out was
> harder than expected, and basically had to destroy it with vice grips to
> ever
> get it out. Ordered new set and tried to be more careful on the top one.
> Had a
> lot of trouble getting it in the last quarter inch. I doubt I had the first
> one 100% in all the way. The other two had popped in so easy, I just never
> noticed the last one wasn't going all the way in. Then (of course) I put
> the
> cap on backwards the first try, screamed some bad words, took it back off
> and
> tried it the other way and finally I could tighten it up without binding
> the
> crank.
> This all was a low-tech attempt raising hot oil pressure. So I've done all
> the
> bearings. No I didn't use any Plasti-gauge, just replaced them with new STD
> bearings and hoped for some improvement. I think it's a little bit
> improved,
> but not what I hoped for. I've got about 50lbs on startup, but when it's
> hot
> about 25, and drops to about 5 at idle. However it will build back up to
> 25 at
> speed, and I don't think it would do that before. Took it on a 200 mile
> trip
> today, and nothing fell apart.
> Does the good 50 lbs at startup indicate the pump is OK, or should I try
> replacing the pump? I'm getting pretty good at taking the pan off and on,
> except for that ONE DARN BOLT! (haha - you know the one!)
> thanks for any advice,Sloane 72 Spit - this project69 Six
>
>
>       On Saturday, October 18, 2014 5:39 PM, im sloane <
> im_sloane at hotmail.com>
> wrote:      Hey engine guys,Having problems on the bearings on my Spit. Did
> the rod bearings a few monthsago, now doing the 3 mains. All of the bearing
> caps were real tight, but I gotthem off, 1 at a time, and finally got the
> rear
> and middle done. Having a heckit a time with the front. Every time I snug
> up
> the bolts at all, no torque, itbinds the crankshaft. I've taken it back
> off a
> dozen times. The top bearing onthe front was very tight, didn't slide
> easily
> around the shaft, but did't taketoo
>  much force to push it around. What am I
> missing?thanks for any
>  help,Sloane
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