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mike the snake (Guest)

Tomorrow I have a guy coming over to help me drop the pan and remove the oil pump. I have a stock Melling oil pump on order, should be in wed or thursday.

Oil pressures were high while I had the car. 80lbs cold idle, 30-40 hot idle. Going down the road at 2000-2500 pressure was around 70-80.

Roger said the oil pump was stock, not high volume or pressure.

My hopes are it's just a fluke, a piece of gasket, or something, and no signs of anything worse are found.

He ran 20-50, so I put 15-50 Joe Gibbs "hotrod" oil (extra zinc and ZDDP) oil in. it shouldn't be any thicker than what was in there and shouldn't cause this issue.

The oil pump or shaft is jammed.

Tomorrow the next chapter of the story will be told.

I appreciate all the comments and help from everyone here on the forum.

2/15/154:31 PM

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