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Old 08-29-2024, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 1qwerty View Post
Engine sounds great and runs great
Just no oil pressure
No valvetrain noise at all
Unless you have solid lifters, you would have major valvetrain/lifter noise if a galley plug was missing.

800 miles on it... The builder probably did not clean out the oil passages, and the leftover debris has wiped out some bearings.

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