oil movement

[JSRTUDOR]

Hi, is there any way to tell besides seizing up the valves to tell if oil is getting pumped up by the oil pump to the valvetrain?

 

[Chuck Sea/Tac]

All the oil goes into the valve gallery behind the carb, directly from the pump. If you had no oil there, everything would seize.

 

[chrs1961815]

You could either take the valve cover off and start the car or use one that is modified by cutting the top half off.

 

[JSRTUDOR]

Can I just pop off one end of the oil tube to check?

 

[Bruce_MO]

What I did was to take an old oil return tube and cut about 3” out of it and then splice in some 3/4” ID clear tubing from the hardware store and clamped it with a couple hose clamps. It was cleaner than removing the tube and letting oil run all over my freshly restored engine. I was told by Antique Engine Rebuilding that you should see oil flow in 2 min. Mine was 2+ minutes, so I changed out the rebuilt pump with a new pump from Brattons and I had oil flow in about 25 seconds. Good luck

 

[JSRTUDOR]

Thanks!

 

[Kurt in NJ]

probably just taking the bolt out is enough to know

 

[chrs1961815]

I forgot that you could just take the lower oil return pipe bolt out, or probably just loosen it.

 

[daren007]

Install a pressure gage.

 

[redmodelt]

Or just leave the plug loose there. Bolt of plug, be sure to tighten it back up when done.

 

[JSRTUDOR]

Thanks, I took the lower bolt out, it took about20 seconds, but oil came out. I do like the oil gauge idea.