Re: Olds Oil Pump (again)

Posted by Joe Hall On 2007/7/26 18:37:38

Sorry not to have given due credit, but hey, I'm a new guy and did not know the history of the Olds pump project. Nor did I know the extent of the research involved before the first prototype was actually installed. Let me just give a hearty thanks to anyone & everyone who were involved, to include Craig for making it available to the rest of us.

On another note, I started the car again today with the valve covers still off, and noticed that even on the "slow" oiled ends of the rocker shafts (front right bank and rear left bank), the oil now drips at least a drop per second, whereas before the drops were more like one every 3 to 5 seconds.
Warmed up, and on the road, the gage now shows about 65 psi, and idles at around 55 psi (remember the gage reads about 10 psi high).
In other words, if oil is the engine's lifeblood, all indications are that it is now flowing more abundantly than ever before, probably including the day it rolled off the assembly line.

Joe H