so i changed filter and oil pump and pickup today still same ol'sht. pressure disappears. lifters are noisy also so im assuming im losing pressure and its not the sending unit. or maybe my lifters arent filling with oil. this engine is about 1 day from getting tossed to the curb.

 

maybe your plenum is shot. look down into the throttle body, and see if theres a pool of oil


(im in the process of doing mine now)

 

i already rebuilt all that and changed that gasket when i rebuilt the engine. in my gasket kit there was an o-ring called "oil gallery o-ring" anyone know where this may go or is it not used in my application? i dont feel like droping the pan again way to many frigin bolts. lol

 

if the oil pumps go in just a fraction off center, they can bind up and break, and you may not know it. so id take the pump out again and inspect

 

lol actually i did thats why i dont want to pull apart again. as i said i get the pressure back if i hold rpm's at 1000 but when they drop to about 700 at idle drops to 0

 

ok knowing that its got me stumped...sry

 

yeah i dont know wtf to do now at this point gonna try mechanical guage tomorrow and see if that shows good constant pressure then im ordering new lifters and rockers and putting them in to hell with the originals.