No luck today.
I filled the line out of the engine just after the pump, then cranked it
over with the starter. I did get a little flow, but not very much.
I reconnected the hose, and added components as I went, checking that I had oil
flow after each. Still had flow after the cooler and just barely a
trickle after the filter, where the oil should go back into the engine.
From this I am thinking either I am not picking up enough oil, or the pump
isn’t pumping enough oil.
The only way I can think to eliminate the oil pickup as a problem is to drop
the pan, and feed directly into the engine from a container. This will be
a little bit of a pain, as I will have to remove the radiator, drain the pan,
then remove it.
I don’t know how to check the pump. Any ideas or suggestions? Is
there a way to check it without removing the rear eccentric shaft bolt?
It was a royal pain to remove last time, and I really don’t want to have to
remove it again if there is another way to check that the pump is pumping.
I am not using the apex seal oil pump. All I did was cap off the hole
on the outside of the block, and left all the internal parts. I don’t
think this should make a difference, but thought I would mention it in case.
Chris