Re: Mopar 383 engine tech

["MO ( Steve Mick)" <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If the oil going thru the filter comes directly from the oil pump , Might 
there be a fitting there to hook up a oil guage? If using a primer rod, 
could I poke a smal hole in the filter and if the pump is working, a 
pressureized oil stream wpould come out? ..........................MO
{Steve Mick}
http://stevemick1964dodge.shutterfly.com/pictures/5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Rhoades" <Jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 12:24 PM
Subject: RE: Mopar 383 engine tech



We have had this happen several times and each time a lifter has jumped out 
of a bore!  Sometimes a pushrod is through a rocker if they are not "+" 
rockers. Sometimes a bent push rod. But always a sudden thing  once while 
driving down the road. We have never had a pump fail suddenly.

-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Bitterman [mailto:furyrestored@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 12:02 PM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Mopar 383 engine tech

had a similiar thing happen to me and the felt that goes on the crank at the 
timing chain dissintegrated and found its way to the oil pump pickup!engine 
was running fine one minute and then started ticking and oil pressure 
dropped to zero i pulled the oil pan and found the felt was packed in the 
screen at the pick up thank god i was at home in the garage when this 
happened or it would have definately been a bad deal which i still had alot 
of time invested and such but luckily caught it right away and no damage 
done

--- On Fri, 5/6/11, Stan Kafouse <skafouse@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Stan Kafouse <skafouse@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Mopar 383 engine tech
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, May 6, 2011, 11:43 AM
> Try a new pump or drop pan to see if
> pick up is "sludged" etc. up. Had the same thing happen to me new pump
> fixed it. Oil goes from pump to passenger side lifter galley. Oil
> feeds mains from pass. lifter galley then up to cam. Oil goes from
> pass. galley across rear of block to drivers side lifters.
>
> --- On Fri, 5/6/11, MO ( Steve Mick) <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > From: MO ( Steve Mick) <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Mopar 383 engine tech
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Friday, May 6, 2011, 5:23 AM
> >
> > Hay all, today I got back to tinkering with the 64
> Sport
> > Fury with a late 60's 383. Checking the dwell,
> adjusting the
> > carb and playing with the timeing. I got it
> starting
> > fairly well and set the idle at about 800 RPM with the
> lumpy
> > cam it has. I noticed the top end was makeing increaseingly louder
> > noise. It has hyd lifters and
> they were
> > working ok. I checked the mechanical oil pressure quage and 0 oil
> > pressure!! Previously oil pressure had
> been
> > fine until today. Of course I shut it right down.
> >
> > It was running, so I know the intermediat shaft was working the
> > dist---but the oil pump?? Q uestion is, what is the route of the oil
> > after it leaves the pump
> and
> > oil filter? I think a bearing either main or cam has turned ,
> > shutting off the oil to the
> guage
> > fitting and the valve train. Any input is
> > appreciated.............................MO
> >
> > {Steve Mick}
> > http://stevemick1964dodge.shutterfly.com/pictures/5
> >
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