Oil Passage

[Vascar]

Do you need to drill out the main oil passage if it is miss aligned from the factory? It almost looks like they drilled from both ends of the block.



[This message has been edited by Vascar (edited 01-24-2000).]

[Vascar]

Do you need to drill out the main oil passage if it is miss aligned from the factory? It almost looks like they drilled from both ends of the block.



[This message has been edited by Vascar (edited 01-24-2000).]

[Vascar]

Humm, I guess no one knows.

[bs78ta]

Vascar, Every pontiac block I have seen has the misaligned galleys. I personally can't see any type of gain if they were aligned. The engineers knew what they were doing and if it was a problem surely they would have fixed it in the beginning.

[Vascar]

I was thinking about better oil distribution and proper oiling to all the mains. Since all the oil travels through this passage and the factory engineers made the passage a certian size I thought it might be good to make it that size throughout.

[Pete D]

Where do you see the mis-alignment? Is it between cylinders 2/4, or 3/5?

[77TA]

Mine were straight and smooth in my 455. I wonder if this mihgt be a cause for the bearing problems in some pontiacs. If the gallerys are restricted maybe there isn't enough oil getting to the front bearings ?

[Vascar]

Pete I found the mismatch on the even bank. It looks like there is a football shape it the oil passage in the main oil feed line.

77TA That's what I was thinking. I think if there is a restriction there that shouldn't be that it will cause problems in a high output motor. Finding a bearing problem after you spent hard earned money isn't my idea of fun.

[This message has been edited by Vascar (edited 01-29-2000).]