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: Almost no oil circulation.....need help.


71chevy0192
Sep 28th, 07, 7:11 PM
The chevelle is good, but i'm having a problem with the camaro. It's still chevy right? =)

O.K. So..... 95 Z28, stock....
I replaced the head gaskets on my camaro, put everything back together, started it up, and it runs awesome. The only problem is that I am getting almost NO oil circulation. I think I hooked up my oil pressure gauge incorrectly, or didn't hook up part of it, so I can't go off my gauge, but I popped both valve covers, and I am only getting oil coming out of the 3rd pushrod back (from front) on the drivers side. Piston #3 intake if i remember correctly.

I let the car run on 3 of 4 occassions for anywhere between 30-60sec at a time, and those were the results. There is no knocking, so I believe the bottom end is being oiled. I also added some sea foam to the oil which is supposed to help break up deposits, and free moving parts, but still the same results. The rocker/lifters are quiet, and set correctly. I cleaned out all the pushrods before putting them back in.

Any ideas??? I'm stumped, and i'm so close to having it driving. It was sitting for 2 years. Ideas?? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. I am going to hook up a manual oil pressure gauge ASAP and see what it's reading.

cet2kill
Sep 28th, 07, 11:09 PM
Hook up the gauge and let us know the results!

novaderrik
Sep 29th, 07, 12:35 AM
sometimes it take a while to get good oil flow to the top end after major work like head gaskets.
are the pushrods packed full of assembly lube or anything like that?

71chevy0192
Sep 29th, 07, 1:12 PM
i'll hook up th gauge and let you guys know what it reads. there was no assembly lube used when putting the top back together.....well at least not on the pushrods.

Doug F.
Sep 29th, 07, 2:23 PM
If the lifters aren't clattering I'd guess you have oil to them and just haven't run it long enought yet to get oil out the rockers.

D Stroud
Sep 29th, 07, 10:33 PM
I agree with the others, Hook up the gauge. And see what you have.