[Amc-list] recently rebuilt 343 - No Oil Pressure

["Greg DePratt" <gdepratt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Finally got my 343 back together and in my Javelin.  Fired it up and found
that I am not getting any oil pressure....bummer.  So I checked my oil
pressure gauge and it is working.  Next I checked the oil pressure gauge
tube and also removed the tube from the port.  Some oil will come out of the
port while it is running but not a lot.  Next we removed the distributor and
turned the oil pump with a drill, thinking maybe the pump didn't get primed
properly.  Still no oil pressure.  After scratching our heads for a while we
remembered that the local machine shop sent the block back to us without any
of the plugs in it.  Usually they put the plugs back in the correct spots
before giving it back. We installed all the plugs we had but were unsure on
the two plugs at the front of the engine under the intake.  With the drill
turning the oil pump we see a lot of oil flowing while looking into the oil
fill tube.  Is this the souce of my low oil pressure problem?  Thought I
would ask the experts before I pull the intake and have to buy a new gasket.

The total run time for the engine so far was less than 5 minutes.  Do you
think I could have damaged anthing?

If it is those plugs that I need to fill, does anyone know what size they
are?

Thanks for you help!

Greg DePratt
68 Javelin SST
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