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Old 02-13-2017, 06:12 PM   #20
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Default Re: 59 V8 rebuild, no oil pressure

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Originally Posted by oldasi View Post
I'm not at my engine right now but thinking Ive done something STUPID, is the outlet at the block near the outlet for the pressure gauge the feed to the oil filter system, if so Ive got the oil filter lines reversed ? Am ashamed to ask this, if thats my problem old age has really hit me, IT SUCKS GETTING OLDER !
You have them hooked up right. The oil flows out of the pump, out of the hose on the pan to the block. The internal passage in the oil pump is blocked, so all of the flow comes out of the pan.
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