Ever had this happen?

C.Berry

C.Berry

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Blacksburg, Va
So put my 350 all back together and was trying to get it to run but kept backfiring out carb so i thought it was timing then maybe tight valves i messed up on well come to find out it was a damn hydro lifter it had somehow came apart in the valley and was just hanging out there has anyone ever had this problem? the two lil pins are gone that are inside the lifter should i be concerned with this or would it be in bottom of my oil pan? thanks guys
 
yeah it lookin like im going to have to anyway i fixed it and she running good but major leak out rear of enine actually "spraying" oil on firewall thnkin its rear main seal need new flexpllate so guess it all works out kinda!?!!!
 
Waterdog84 said:
yeah it lookin like im going to have to anyway i fixed it and she running good but major leak out rear of enine actually "spraying" oil on firewall thnkin its rear main seal need new flexpllate so guess it all works out kinda!?!!!
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yup that's one way to look at it....just curious what brand lifter was it?
 
It was just stock hydro lifter PO put em on with the cam and he kinda half assed most the work they did so im fixing it all now
 
Waterdog84 said:
yeah it lookin like im going to have to anyway i fixed it and she running good but major leak out rear of enine actually "spraying" oil on firewall thnkin its rear main seal need new flexpllate so guess it all works out kinda!?!!!
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Rear main seal cant spray the firewall. It is covered by the bellhousing. Check the little port behind the intake on top of the block where your oil pressure sending unit or line is located. The back of the intake where it seals to the block and heads is another good possibility.
 
well ya nctom ya just made my day... I checked the oil pressure port it seems tight gonna pulll intake and reseal it this weekend prolly thinkin i messed my rtv up when sittin intake down...? hope thats the problem it never leaked like this before so was thinking it might not be rear main seal... had problem sealing valve covers so thought it could be the prob its only spraying on the driver side right behind oil pressure port tho!!!
 
If you have an electric sending unit, they can fail/split and spray oil. if it is a manual gauge with the tube, it can be a bad seal at the threads or at the point where it connects to the adapter with the little ferrule that slides onto the tube.
Get it warm so the oil thins out and spray it down clean with brake cleaner. You should be able to run it and see where it is starting to drip. One of those little extending mirrors and a brite flashlight is a big help.

If it is the intake, get a can of "the right stuff" made by permatex. Best thing I have ever used for sealing stuff like this. Clean it with BC and put a good bead across the block rail and at the spot where the intake gasket meets the rail.
Hope that helps.
 
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