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BIG BLOCK OIL PRESSURE #1435979 05/13/13 07:59 PM 05/13/13 07:59 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 65 florida E edmopar440 OP member
edmopar440 OP member E Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 65 florida	I HAVE 440 PUT TOGETHER BACK IN 1996 IN SHOW CAR ABOUT 5000 MILES ON ENGINE. OIL PRES. HAS ALWAYS BEEN GOOD AND STEADY, LATELY NOTICED PRES. DROP OF 20 LBS. DURING HARD TAKE OFFS AND HARD BRAKING AND HARD CORNERING. THE PRES. COMES RIGHT BACK UP IN A FEW SECONDS. ENG. HAS MOPAR WINDAGE TRAY STOCK TYPE PAN AND SAME OIL LEVEL AS ALWAYS. I AM THINKING A CRACKED PICK UP TUBE. ?? HAS ANYONE HAD THIS PROBLEM ??????? PLEASE LET ME KNOW edmopar440@embarqmail.com

Re: BIG BLOCK OIL PRESSURE [Re: edmopar440] #1435980 05/13/13 08:05 PM 05/13/13 08:05 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,529 God's Country Maryland GODSCOUNTRY340 master
GODSCOUNTRY340 master Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,529 God's Country Maryland	Do you know if the oil pan is baffled? Sounds like it's not. The windage tray won't keep the oil in the sump. I love the smell of Deer guts in the morning, it smells like... VICTORY!

Re: BIG BLOCK OIL PRESSURE [Re: GODSCOUNTRY340] #1435981 05/13/13 08:12 PM 05/13/13 08:12 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 65 florida E edmopar440 OP member
edmopar440 OP member E Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 65 florida	IT BEEN FINE FOR THE PAST ALMOST 20 YEARS

Re: BIG BLOCK OIL PRESSURE [Re: edmopar440] #1435982 05/13/13 08:22 PM 05/13/13 08:22 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,529 God's Country Maryland GODSCOUNTRY340 master
GODSCOUNTRY340 master Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,529 God's Country Maryland	Add an extra quart of oil and test drive to see if it still does it. Sounds like the pick-up tube is getting uncovered. Have you recently gone to a lighter or synthetic oil? I love the smell of Deer guts in the morning, it smells like... VICTORY!

Re: BIG BLOCK OIL PRESSURE [Re: edmopar440] #1435983 05/13/13 09:38 PM 05/13/13 09:38 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,318 Prospect, PA BSB67 master
BSB67 master Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,318 Prospect, PA	I don't think that a cracked pick-up tube would care if you accel, decel or cornering. It would be low all of the time, I would think.

Re: BIG BLOCK OIL PRESSURE [Re: edmopar440] #1435984 05/13/13 10:21 PM 05/13/13 10:21 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: LATELY NOTICED PRES. DROP OF 20 LBS. DURING HARD TAKE OFFS AND HARD BRAKING AND HARD CORNERING. I'd guess partly plugged filter or screen or speculating: a slight barely noticeable broad dent in the pan that has reduced clearance & the clearance might have been right on the edge of being minimal when built & the slight decrease made it now noticeable on the gauge. Definitely related to the pickup/sloshing taking place if the filter ain't partly plugged. I'd pull the pan & check er out live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

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