Really?
I will get PTSP from this 302 ...
Again, I have low oil pressure... saw a low value with 5w30 first, and now I pored in 5w40 and this are the results:
60 psi at cold start idle
40 psi at thermostat opening idle
10 psi at very hot oil idle
Oil filter has some goldish flakes, so has the oil.
Engine is not making sounds (for now), maybe a bit of noisy valvetrain with very hot oil.
Beside new eagle crank and bearings, new oil pump and new pickup tube, I was very careful (again) this time and checked/plastigaged clearances with great care. Again, 0.002" on mains, 0.0015-0.002" on rods... goddamn I don't know what is chewing my bearings.
I don't know what to think. Chasing knowk first I changed harmonic balancer,. then lifters, pushrods and rockers... knocks...
Then found worn pistons and knock source on cylinder #5 wall; did +.20 overbore, aligned heads and block surface, new pistons, new cam and new cam bearings, new SCAT rods, new pump and pickup tube, new oil pan, flexplate, flexplate ARP bolts...
...all that only to have chewed bearings and rod knock (cylinder #3 and #4, upper rod bearinhs) in 300 miles. All other bearings scored.
This time I inspected everything and balanced NEW Eagle crank which went inside with STD bearings, I even bought new ARP main bolts and ARP oil pump shaft, done everything so careful that I even changed very lightly damaged CAM bearings...
...all that to have low hot oil pressure AGAIN, only a question of time when it will knock.
I lost all enthusiasm and extra money by now :-(
Goddamn I am about to run this chit until it throws a rod and ask someone from here to find and sell me a low mileage 302 engine or throw this all this iron in garbage.. this was supposed to be a 302 foxbody and fun...