Couple Quick Questions!

[Will Help]

I've been building engines for 40 years and have always primed lifters before installation. Never had one fail yet.

You should have no less than 20 psi at idle and 35 to 45 psi. at 2000 RPM. At these pressures it would be easy to loose lifter prime. You still have a serious oil flow problem. I feel you are dumping it internally somewhere.

[big dwag]

I think that you might have gotten a bunch of bad lifters, it has happen to me. put some new lifters in and i bet your problem goes away.

[1969NovaSS]

Originally Posted by big dwag

I think that you might have gotten a bunch of bad lifters, it has happen to me. put some new lifters in and i bet your problem goes away.

so when this happend to you and u put new lifters in your engine did that fix your oil pressure problem?? because my lifters were DEFINITLY broken, they just didnt come apart they got jammed down.

[Will Help]

Lifters will not increase or lessen oil pressure. They will only affect the circulation to the top side of the engine. Once you have totally collapsed a lifter without proper lubrication, it will self destruct. A lifter should never rattle.

[1969NovaSS]

Originally Posted by Will Help

Lifters will not increase or lessen oil pressure. They will only affect the circulation to the top side of the engine. Once you have totally collapsed a lifter without proper lubrication, it will self destruct. A lifter should never rattle.

alright well i went ahead and ordered new lifters so ill install them and then from there, handle the oil pressure problem.