Been in South Texas most of my life. Mostly Aransas Pass. Used to love the Summer when young but not so much anymore.Are you new to South Texas?It's like this every year. The really hot weather doesn't get here until later this month and through August into September. I'll be 74 in October. I'm looking forward to Winter when it drops down to the 50s and 60s.
Wished it were that simple. I appreciate the thought though. I'am sure that probably happens a lot. The oil pickup on these 3t84 engines have a very fine wire mesh that could be suspeteible to clogeing if oil got contaminated.
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Yeah, similar conditions in north Mississippi.
When I lived in northern Vermont people used to pay for such conditions, they called it a "going to the sauna".
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And those same people probably complained when weather outside was those conditions…
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I think this yours. For a 3810 Oil pump. Oil pan Pickup tube OP-1423
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Bear with me as I try to think of how to check out the oil circulation system without endangering the engine from lack of oil. When an engine starts, oil pressure is almost instantaneous when all is working right.
The advantage to that 12 volt electric pump idea to do the oiling is that you know it is working, and it is easy to plumb to pull suction oil from either the engine sump or from an extenal sump.
There is some history in favor too. Electric pumps are used for pre-oiling in aircraft and race engines.
The easiest place I can think of to see if oil is flowing is to take off the valve cover. Oil to the rockers and shaft doesn't have a dedicated return, it just escapes from clearances on the shaft, falls to the top of the cylinder head, and returns to the sump via various passages - mostly past the pushrods. So the oil to the rocker shaft is easy to see in action, if messy. Pistons and rings are splash lubed...which just leaves the drillings to the timing case cover gears and the bottom end - rods and crank end bearings.
My guess is either the drilling that ports oil to the timing gears is wonky....or else - and more concerning by far - the babbit bearings on the rods are blocking the holes in the rod big ends.
And if an electric pump is too much hassle, consider using an air pressure lube "shooter" to force oil into passages. Amazon has a variety of shop air powered oilers. Some of those look to me like they could be adapted.
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Nope, when I lived there - up until the mid-70's it had never gotten as hot as it gets in Mississippi.
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Md. to now Ga.. Org. WV.. Been here for decades and the heat is rough on me! Esp. this time of the Yr. Today 96deg. High humidity.
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Should be no problem to remove the oil filter and run it for a few seconds on the starter, just the compression doesn't put any load on the bearings, probably a nice oil film there anyways.
