I played with the engine tonight. Priming it it seems like there just is not enough oil from the pump. I first noticed the pushrods are not oiling. The roller on the lifter gets some oil run off it and you lift them up and uncover the galley and there is not much oil there. I took the adjustable relief spring retainer off and adjusted it all the way in and had the relief valve and spring out to look at and looks fine. I guess I need to take the oil pump off and maybe the pan. The K member may have to be lowered to do that.

I have a stock pump with a different cover that has external feed. I have a static pickup in the pan with #12 line feeding the pump. This pump and pan setup worked when last ran. I tried a different oil filter incase that was the problem.

Should I use a high volume pump this time around?