No oil on right head
#1
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JOURNEYMAN
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 29
No oil on right head
I fired my 434 sbc for the first time and I am not getting oil to the rockers on the right side. Left side got oil though. The oil pressure gauge said I was getting good pressure, but just not to that side. I am playing around with my alcohol inj. so I didn't have it running for more than 10 seconds (I am chasing fuel leaks). What do you all think? Run it longer and hope it comes up or am I missing something?
#4
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JUNIOR BUILDER
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: lake luzerne n.y.
Posts: 87
If you pull the dist. out and run a drill you will never get oil to the top of the block. the dist. housing completes the oil passage on the right side. Oil does take a while to get to that side for some reason. I always pre-oil everything in the valvetrain for just this reason. It may take a minute to get oil to that side of the block so just be patient but DO put oil on the rockers and valve springs for that time.
#5
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RACING JUNKIE
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 4,137
Originally Posted by demented
If you pull the dist. out and run a drill you will never get oil to the top of the block. the dist. housing completes the oil passage on the right side. Oil does take a while to get to that side for some reason. I always pre-oil everything in the valvetrain for just this reason. It may take a minute to get oil to that side of the block so just be patient but DO put oil on the rockers and valve springs for that time.