340/420 90psi Oil Pressure During Prime
I started priming my 340/420 yesterday and I was surprised to see the gauge go up as far as 90psi when my drill was set on speed 2. I was expecting more like 60’ish as a guess. The pump is the Melling #M72HV and I am using the Driven BR30 (5W-30, & WIX oil filter, .012" EDM hole in the lifters). I did see oil moving around the lifters during the priming which was my main concern.
I had the valve covers mounted, as I was just trying to get a reference on the oil pressure before installing the intake. I will pull the valve covers tonight to look for oil left over on and around the rockers before I torque the valve covers before install.
Can I move forward and mount the intake with this 90psi oil pressure? I will keep using the WIX filter.
Should I take the time to pull the distributor back out and watch the rockers while priming?
Thanks
I started priming my 340/420 yesterday and I was surprised to see the gauge go up as far as 90psi when my drill was set on speed 2. I was expecting more like 60’ish as a guess. The pump is the Melling #M72HV and I am using the Driven BR30 (5W-30, & WIX oil filter, .012" EDM hole in the lifters). I did see oil moving around the lifters during the priming which was my main concern.
I had the valve covers mounted, as I was just trying to get a reference on the oil pressure before installing the intake. I will pull the valve covers tonight to look for oil left over on and around the rockers before I torque the valve covers before install.
Can I move forward and mount the intake with this 90psi oil pressure? I will keep using the WIX filter.
Should I take the time to pull the distributor back out and watch the rockers while priming?
Thanks