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I have a 1974 AMC Javelin. It has the 4 barrel 360 with the T10 4speed and 3.54 gears out back. It has a Holley on top and the air pump in the dump. I'm 18 and I got it as a grad present, and it's visible in the project journal. Donations gladly accepted.
The story...
I like to run it a little bit just to keep everything going, since it's not road-worthy. The air filter (as shown in the project journal) wasn't bad, but when it was runnin there I saw one on a shelf in a box. I shut 'er down and the air filter turns out to be the right size and brand new, so I thought "might as well go for it, once its roadworthy a KN or Holley Powershot is going there anyway".
So I put the new air filter on and dump the old. Slap the lid back on and fire it back up. The oil pressure gauge reads 0 psi. I give it a little gas real quick to 3000 and it reads 10, I let it back to idle, and 0. During this I hear nothing unusual. Assuming the gauge is ok, I think the oil filter pickup just got someting in it. Or the oil pulp died, I don't know.
Is ther a way for me to drop the oil pan without removing the engine from the car? If the engine was getting no oil pressure, how good would the bearings be for max. oilless run time of 30 sec.? Could there be anything else wrong? Just state your comments and opinions.
The story...
I like to run it a little bit just to keep everything going, since it's not road-worthy. The air filter (as shown in the project journal) wasn't bad, but when it was runnin there I saw one on a shelf in a box. I shut 'er down and the air filter turns out to be the right size and brand new, so I thought "might as well go for it, once its roadworthy a KN or Holley Powershot is going there anyway".
So I put the new air filter on and dump the old. Slap the lid back on and fire it back up. The oil pressure gauge reads 0 psi. I give it a little gas real quick to 3000 and it reads 10, I let it back to idle, and 0. During this I hear nothing unusual. Assuming the gauge is ok, I think the oil filter pickup just got someting in it. Or the oil pulp died, I don't know.
Is ther a way for me to drop the oil pan without removing the engine from the car? If the engine was getting no oil pressure, how good would the bearings be for max. oilless run time of 30 sec.? Could there be anything else wrong? Just state your comments and opinions.