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Rich Biebel · 03-20-2019, 02:05 PM

The little plug I mentioned is down in the block under the rear cap. It presses in there and closes off an oil passage. You'd still have oil pressure even with it missing.

A good shop would knock that plug out to boil the block and sometimes it never got replaced.

A high oil level in a stock depth low capacity pan is not a good idea but with a windage tray it should not have caused this.

The pickup being slightly higher than ideal is not a big deal to me either.....unless oil is trapped up top and you generally will see oil pressure fluctuations if the level was to low and pump was starving.....

Think about just how the oil in the pan is moving around in a wheelstanding car....sitting on a dyno its not under any of those forces....

Small blocks "like" to kill #5 & #6 rods more than any others.....Don't ask me why …..

I hope you find a cause and hate seeing stuff like this....but it happens unfortunately.....

03-20-2019, 02:05 PM	#5
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit. The little plug I mentioned is down in the block under the rear cap. It presses in there and closes off an oil passage. You'd still have oil pressure even with it missing. A good shop would knock that plug out to boil the block and sometimes it never got replaced. A high oil level in a stock depth low capacity pan is not a good idea but with a windage tray it should not have caused this. The pickup being slightly higher than ideal is not a big deal to me either.....unless oil is trapped up top and you generally will see oil pressure fluctuations if the level was to low and pump was starving..... Think about just how the oil in the pan is moving around in a wheelstanding car....sitting on a dyno its not under any of those forces.... Small blocks "like" to kill #5 & #6 rods more than any others.....Don't ask me why ….. I hope you find a cause and hate seeing stuff like this....but it happens unfortunately..... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R Last edited by Rich Biebel; 03-20-2019 at 02:12 PM.