Break In Disaster????????

nm9stheham said
Well, per KK's info on the Mellings, a 72 psi spring would be standard in either the HV or standard pump. Push the RPM's up to 2000 or so and see if it rises much more. The idea is to see if the pressure levels off versus RPM in the low 70's range.

If this is a new pump, it may be tight enough to push the pressures up. BTW, the oil will take considerably longer to warm up than the cooling system. So it is hard to say how warm it really was in your test.

What were your main and rod bearing clearances? And did you check rod side clearances to the sides of the crank journals? Oil filter setup and brand/model? Hydraulic lifters?

It sounds like the oil pressure is getting to the whole engine OK (at least through the whole right gallery), if you got some spewing on the rocker shaft.

I gave it another go and ran into another couple of things. When i reved it up the gauge read 85lbs and kept steady at about 2300. I took the other valve cover off and realized i had a similar issue like the other side but this one i cant seem to fix. It is a steady flow from the first bolt closest to the fire wall, i tapped it and ran the bolt through without the shaft, i switched the fasteners around and its still a constant flow. I though maybe it was out of round and thats why it was leaking but it just doesnt seem to stop. Can this high amount of oil pressure cause this, it seams that the rest of them seal like theyre supposed to. These are banana rockers that were in great condition when pulled so id be skeptical to think it was bad, and i do have another on i could try but its prettty fried like it ran short of oil at some point in its life. Does anyone sell banana rockers??

Jake