QUESTION about FIRST START UP

**GTPJOE90** · 09-10-2009

they looked at it tonight my dad an my dads buddy found out the issue i believe 99% i think so.. the oil pickup tube assembly well first off 1 bolt snapped in half when whoever tightened it wasnt me i swear to god. anywayz yeah the tapping noise was the tube hitting agains the crank cap has a TINY TINY dent in it no big deal easy outed the broken bolt went to ace got a new bolt almost exact oem. but yeah they called it a night cuz of they repolaced my dads fuel filter n stuff. anywayz tomarrow night friday should be THE night =] if it isnt the problem im going to cry LOL

**Supercharged** · 09-10-2009

Awesome!! Did you just get new bearings or did you get a used lower end for your rebuild?

**GTPJOE90** · 09-10-2009

new everything =]

**Supercharged** · 09-11-2009

But you guys did a complete rebuild of your engine. Did you take the block anywhere to get it hot tanked and parts cleaned up?

**Bio248** · 09-11-2009

wait, you were running the motor with low oil pressure from the pickup tube not being attached correctly? oh. my. god.

**BillBoost37** · 09-11-2009

there's no smile with just popcorn.

I'm here for the show.

**BwolfGT** · 09-11-2009

Originally Posted by Bio248

wait, you were running the motor with low oil pressure from the pickup tube not being attached correctly? oh. my. god.

Did that do alot of damage or something?

**silverstreak** · 09-11-2009

Originally Posted by BwolfGT

Did that do alot of damage or something?

Little to no oil pressure would cook the bearings in a very short time.

**GTPJOE90** · 09-11-2009

we shall c...

**Bio248** · 09-11-2009

i ran my motor for less than a minute total with no oil pressure and my bearing spun 3 days later after i fixed my problem. have fun with another rebuild if you seriously ran it with low oil pressure.

**Supercharged** · 09-11-2009

Was the oil light on in the car or did you install a gauge?

**silverstreak** · 09-11-2009

Originally Posted by Supercharged

Was the oil light on in the car or did you install a gauge?

I think he said in the first post that the oil pick up tube was loose and banging around and Im sure the low oil light must have come on since their would be 0 oil pressure. Sucks if you have to tear it all down again. This is why you check and check again and again before you put the oil pan back on. Whoever broke that bolt and left it should not be working on cars.

**GTPJOE90** · 09-11-2009

AGREED GRRRRR WE SHALL C i think it will be ok though my dad over exaggerated and said it ran for like 5 minutes and it knocked for like 20 seconds then they shut it off and there were no gauges lit up...... ? we will see soon enough

**99prixgt** · 09-11-2009

the low oil pressure light only comes on below 5 psi. Sometimes it doesn't come on till the motor is done.

**Supercharged** · 09-11-2009

Did you get her fire up yet this evening?

**GTPJOE90** · 09-11-2009

nah we postponed to 6am toamrrow lol but i gotta go to work at 8 30 to 3 so yeah i wont be there probably unless we throw pan and tube and belts on asap lol. maybe maybe not who knows. =]