H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.

Kenny McCoy · 05-05-2019, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Rich Biebel

With the crank not turning your oil system and flow test is not accurate. But what your doing is good just to see what’s going on in the valley as to the oil drain back.

You really don’t need a lot of oil up in the heads in a drag race engine.

End of your first video cylinder 2 with .014 puck drill running on high that would be the most oil I would let go up top. Oil in the valley never worried about it, clicked motor off at the stripe.

Nmbr1GMfan · 05-10-2019, 08:46 AM

They say practice makes perfect...

Tim H · 05-10-2019, 02:03 PM

I am a bit alarmed, was hoping to see next pictures of engine installed back in the Nova. Was this a planned tear down to double check everything ?

FED 387 · 05-10-2019, 04:01 PM

Front main bearing looks like 1/4-1/3 of the oil hole is covering the corresponding oil hole in the block- any concern??? Fed387

Nmbr1GMfan · 05-10-2019, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by FED 387

Front main bearing looks like 1/4-1/3 of the oil hole is covering the corresponding oil hole in the block- any concern??? Fed387

I think the picture makes it look worse than what it is and if that were the only bearing with issues I would be concerned.

Nmbr1GMfan · 05-10-2019, 07:00 PM

Not sure what to think about all this but it's still seems to be an oiling issue. I felt like I had looked at everything, Al Nyhus who has been a great help to me, pushed for me to take a closer look at the plug under the main cap. From the top and also looking from the side above the filter boss I could clearly see the plug was in far, (the bright spot in the picture from the side) blocking maybe 10- 20% of the passage leaving the filter. Is this part of the problem? I don't know, but it could be. Also ya'll do weird stuff with the oil pump I guess, well I don't know if its right wrong or indifferent. It ran with this "doctored" pump so it should be fine but I don't know crap about it, I'm going to take it out and replace it just to try something.

Mark Yacavone · 05-10-2019, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by FED 387

Front main bearing looks like 1/4-1/3 of the oil hole is covering the corresponding oil hole in the block- any concern??? Fed387

Dick, Post # , please. This thing is over 100 pages

FED 387 · 05-10-2019, 07:00 PM

Mark post 1179 last pic #1 main -fed387

Nmbr1GMfan · 05-10-2019, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mark yacavone

dick, post # , please. This thing is over 100 pages

#1179

Rich Biebel · 05-10-2019, 07:45 PM

The plug is correct under the rear cap. No need to touch it.
The front main bearing was slightly out of position making the hole look misaligned.

Other than that I got nuthin

05-10-2019, 08:46 AM	#2
Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,955 Times in 492 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. They say practice makes perfect... __________________ Todd Greene

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Tim H VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,044 Likes: 1,088 Liked 485 Times in 160 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. I am a bit alarmed, was hoping to see next pictures of engine installed back in the Nova. Was this a planned tear down to double check everything ?

05-10-2019, 04:01 PM	#4
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,429 Likes: 562 Liked 336 Times in 183 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. Front main bearing looks like 1/4-1/3 of the oil hole is covering the corresponding oil hole in the block- any concern??? Fed387

05-10-2019, 07:00 PM	#6
Nmbr1GMfan VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,763 Likes: 1,197 Liked 1,955 Times in 492 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. Not sure what to think about all this but it's still seems to be an oiling issue. I felt like I had looked at everything, Al Nyhus who has been a great help to me, pushed for me to take a closer look at the plug under the main cap. From the top and also looking from the side above the filter boss I could clearly see the plug was in far, (the bright spot in the picture from the side) blocking maybe 10- 20% of the passage leaving the filter. Is this part of the problem? I don't know, but it could be. Also ya'll do weird stuff with the oil pump I guess, well I don't know if its right wrong or indifferent. It ran with this "doctored" pump so it should be fine but I don't know crap about it, I'm going to take it out and replace it just to try something. __________________ Todd Greene

05-10-2019, 07:00 PM	#8
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,429 Likes: 562 Liked 336 Times in 183 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. Mark post 1179 last pic #1 main -fed387

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Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,320 Likes: 25 Liked 557 Times in 217 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. The plug is correct under the rear cap. No need to touch it. The front main bearing was slightly out of position making the hole look misaligned. Other than that I got nuthin __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R Last edited by Rich Biebel; 05-10-2019 at 07:51 PM.