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Old 02-19-2023, 11:50 PM
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Default Oil Pressure Finally

I made a bit more progress toward starting the engine. Made a pressure lube tank out of my weed sprayer by adding a Schrader valve.



Simple connection to one of these LS adapters from Amazon.




This worked well pushing oil all the way up top and even registered decent pressure on the HP Tuners dashboard which was convenient.




I also checked all the cylinders with the borescope to make sure nothing slipped inside due to the manifold being off and on several times. Cylinders looked good even after several years. Plenty of oil left inside. Also installed the dipstick.




I finally ordered the clutch so I can crank the engine over and bought the Vintage Air 850W fan harness to get my fan connected. I tried to find the 9.5mm Yazaki terminals and make my own fan harness but struck out. The VA harness is really nice looking, using 6Ga wire which is correct for the GM fan.




Goal is to keep plugging away and do a motivational start-up by the end of February, so far on track for that.
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