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Default Engine losing oil pressure

With all the work you had done I would remove the oil pan and check to see
if the oil pump pickup screen got crap in it from taking the engine apart.


"Big gus" wrote in message
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Help!!!

Hi all

anyone had this problem?

I have a twin engine searay
with 454's


I just hand the heads , valve's, new rocker arms, and valve springs
done in the one engine

I ran the boat at the dock for a good 8 house with no issues. I even
changed the oil several times just to be sure


I took the boat out last night and after running under load for about
15 minutes the engine in question started to lose oil pressure.

At once I shut the motor down.

I got back to the dock expecting to see oil sprayed all over my engine
compartment, but I found nothing, no leaks drips or any sigh of oil
leakage

Checked the dip stick and it was fill and very clean.

well I got back to my slip and took a look at the oil filer , it
seemed to have some stuff in it as I assumed that it would, so I
changed it, and re started the motor.

As the filter filled the oil pressure gauge jumped up, but not as high
as it should.


Anyone got any thoughts ?

on why all of a sudden I got no oil pressure?

Thanks
M