[Slimpikins]

I noticed a rattling sound under the valvecovers and pulled the valve cover and checked the rockers for slack and all were good. I crank the engine with the valve cover off and watched the rockers to see if I could hear a lifter or a rocker rattling and noticed there was very little oil running out of the rockers. heads werent really even full of oil. I am running around 30 psi at 500 rpm. when I rev it up some squrts some out but it should spray the whole area under the hood.
I Have a 350 from a 98 chevy with roller cam and roller rockers. I even pulled the pushrods to see if they were stopped up. New lifters. Also have a vibration in the engine around 2,500 rpm. Not a ignition problem. no loss of power. Any possibilities? need help thanks

[scholman]

Slimpikins,

My first thought is that the lifters have gone bad and will not hold oil. Did you do anything to the engine?

Scholman

[Slimpikins]

Engine specs.


bored over 1 piece main .030 KB 7cc dish
vortec heads 10.2 compression
molly rings scat 4340 rods
comp 276/282 roller cam new federal mogul rollerlifters
1.6 proform roller rockers vortec air-gap intake manafold
headers edelbrock 600 cfm
MSD Ignition TCI 10" 2400 stall
crank was turned .030/.030 rods and mains had .002 clearence
balancer hasn't spun stock oil pump
holley electric fuel pump.

[scholman]

Slimpikins,

Ok, then I would check the oil galley plugs at the front of the engine just behind the cam gear. One of them might be leaking or missing. I think it is leaking because you do have good oil pressure.

Good Luck
Scholman

[Slimpikins]

I know this is an old thread but I was wondering why valve lash was affecting the amount of oil that the rocker arms recieved. If I try to set the rockers at 1/2 turn past zero lash they wont oil worth a flip. The only way I could get them to oil partially properly was to back my lash to about 1/8 a turn from zero lash. This boosts low end torque and vaccume but I lost my sound and high rpm performance.