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chevyguy78
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Mar 3, 2008, 11:44 AM
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oil pressure/ oil leak
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i have a 400 small block chevy out of a '72 chev. caprice. put it in my '78 camaro. when i start it up and it warms up to operating temp. my oil pressure will only read 5 psi. when i'm driving down the highway it gets up to 20-30 psi. Also once i'm driving it , and its warmed up, when i come to a stop at a light, the engine kinda chugs a little bit, and sometimes dies. it always starts back up though. A couple days ago, i noticed it was starting to leak oil from the front of the intake manifold and also from the timing chain cover where it meets the oil pan. My question is this, could the oil leaks cause my oil pressure to go down, and also cause the engine to idle rough? or do i need to replace the oil pump? the guy i bought the engine from, said he put a high ov oil pump in it when he rebuilt it, and said he had only put 500 miles on the engine after rebuild. he also said he put a used cam in it, and that the valves may need to be adjusted, i have done that already. If anyone can help me, or have any suggestions as to what it might be, i would greatly appreciate it.
thanks
chevyguy78
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