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79transam · 03-05-2012, 02:45 PM

ok heres what ive found. we took the drain plug out of the oil pan. ran a clear 1/4" hose into a threaded adapter and installed it where drain plug goes, measured normal oil level, then i started it up and kept quick reving it to get the pressure to drop. when the pressure dropped the oil level in the tube droped to. when we measured the difference its only leaving a 1/4" of oil in the pan which is how far the pickup is off the bottom. it also starts pumping air into gauge. ( we put a clear tube on it to) so. Im going to throw a std volume pump on it. and remove the trap doors in my oil pan. if that dosnt work i will remove the plugs out of the lifter valley. at least it appears to be a cheap fix. not bearings.

03-05-2012, 02:45 PM	#13
79transam Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 22 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: oil pressure problem ok heres what ive found. we took the drain plug out of the oil pan. ran a clear 1/4" hose into a threaded adapter and installed it where drain plug goes, measured normal oil level, then i started it up and kept quick reving it to get the pressure to drop. when the pressure dropped the oil level in the tube droped to. when we measured the difference its only leaving a 1/4" of oil in the pan which is how far the pickup is off the bottom. it also starts pumping air into gauge. ( we put a clear tube on it to) so. Im going to throw a std volume pump on it. and remove the trap doors in my oil pan. if that dosnt work i will remove the plugs out of the lifter valley. at least it appears to be a cheap fix. not bearings.