I am installing a new ($4,900) 383 - 450 hp fast burn crate engine in a
65 Chevelle for a friend of mine, He had to go to Kansas City to get it
because there wasn't a dealer in or around Tulsa that had one,
This would be like going to South Bend in 1964 to pick up an R- 4,
I told him to get a tool to spin the oil pump, which he did,  i go over
to his house last night to help him and he already put his polished
intake on and this engine is looking real good with  aluminum heads,
I try to spin the oil pump and can not get any oil pressure,  now this
is a brand new engine and under warranty, so i tell him we should call
the dealer in the morning to see what he should do,
So we both call Superior Chevrolet and tell them the problem, they give
me a couple of people to talk to and i explain the problem, and i ask if
i can pull the oil pan and see why the oil pump won't pick up the oil,
One guy says NO it will void your warranty, the other says  did you
prime the filter, i tell him yes we did, go ahead and pull the pan and
call me in the  morning, it wont void the warranty,
So tonight i pull the pan and the pump has dropped down about an inch
and is resting on  the windage tray, the bolt is laying in the pan, Who
ever put this thing together forgot to tighten the oil pump,
Now we have oil pressure,
Cant wait to hear what the dealer has to say,

Bob Whiten
Wagonmaster
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