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04-23-2019, 04:31 PM | #1 |
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Oilfilter loation/low oil pressure?
I have reviewed the past threads and could not find the information I need to fix my low oil pressure problem after warmup on my 8BA flathead.
My setup, as shown in the pictures, draws oil from the T at the oil sending unit and runs down to the remote screw on oil filter. From there, it exits the filter and runs to the block just above the oil pan. Is this setup an effective aftermarket solution to the factory filter or a bad design that causes low oil pressure? The only similar setup I could find ran the return tube into the side of the oil pan, which seems more logical to me. That setup also indicated that the oil pump must be modified to work. .http://myplace.frontier.com/~wgmumaw...ilterBills.htm In addition, I did the mechanical oil pressure gauge test to verify my dash readings. My oil pressure gauge reads 40 pound at startup which eventually drops to only a few pound once warm when driving. I am also getting smoke/vapors exiting the rear oil fill cap once warm. If the low pressure is due to a bad oil pump, can the pump be changed by simply dropping the pan and swapping or does the engine need to be pulled and disassembled? Regards, Randy Last edited by RandyMettler; 04-23-2019 at 04:58 PM. |
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