So off the drivers side valve cover and the rockers are dry. No flow. Mechanical oil pressure gauge (Eqqus brand) shows 55 PSI cold at idle and 20 PSI hot, taken off the block at the port by the distributor. The push rods were soaked in diesel during the tear down and blown out to be clear of debris. I remove some of the center rockers (four and six?) To make sure the guides were not binding with the tubes. After reassembly I started the truck and got a high pressure squirt from one of them and flow from the other. I bought some oil control clips but still the oil overflows onto the exhaust manifold. But still nothing from the rearward push rods or the front. (I have not looked at the passenger side.) Since oil flow is from the back to the front I may assume that I have not spun a cam bearing in the rear. The lifters are quiet and do not clatter about five seconds after startup, so they are pumping up. The distributor appears to be seated. There is no rocker adjustment, these are positive stop bolt down rockers. Could this be a push rod sealing issue? Are they the same end for end? They measure the same on a micrometer. Is assembly lube blocking the oil flow?
I am at the end of my rope.
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Thursday, May 24th, 2018 AT 3:29 PM