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deuce_roadster · 10-10-2015, 01:06 PM

Couldn't the relief valve stuck open from sitting a long time and then being used create a situation where there would be some flow but no pressure? I guess I have a different definition of really clean. Good luck, I hope it works out for you. I would be afraid of more of the stuff you see embedded in the old bearing shells coming out of the crankshaft and other passages and getting into the new bearings. You certainly will find what is causing the oil pressure issue, and be able to make it run. My guess is the pump itself.

10-10-2015, 01:06 PM	#16
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,971	Re: Engine builders - a little advice please Couldn't the relief valve stuck open from sitting a long time and then being used create a situation where there would be some flow but no pressure? I guess I have a different definition of really clean. Good luck, I hope it works out for you. I would be afraid of more of the stuff you see embedded in the old bearing shells coming out of the crankshaft and other passages and getting into the new bearings. You certainly will find what is causing the oil pressure issue, and be able to make it run. My guess is the pump itself.