Hi Jimmy, If you decide to weld the pickup to the pump, it's best to have it brazed since the pickup and pump are different materials. Another option is to buy an after market pickup that has a tab on it that enables you to run two of the oil pump cover bolts through, effectively bolting the pickup to the pump.
Herb Lumpp http://users.adelphia.net/~hlump/index.htm -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jimmy C. Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 4:49 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] LOW OIL PRESSURE/solved? thanks guys for the reply. I drained the oil , fished around the oil pan through the drain plug hole with a coat hanger and felt the oil pick-up laying (loosely)in the bottom of the pan. I'm guessing the best way to deal with it ,would be to yank the motor , put it back on the engine stand re-install the pick-up and try and get it welded in there. I'd like to hear what you guys think. thanks, Jimmy C. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] LOW OIL PRESSURE > Electric guage...no kinked line. But you may have put teflon on the > sender threads...a piece of that in the sender can make the guage read > as low as 0. I keep a spare mechanical guage around just to test > things. Hopefully it is the guage or sending unit. > Walt > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mikey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2006 3:50 pm > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] LOW OIL PRESSURE > >> Go with Eddie......we had the same problem & it turned out to be a >> pinchedoil line to the guage, I cut off the bad section >> ,reinstalled & it worked >> great. >> >> >> >> Mikey >> >> >> >> -------Original Message------- >> >> >> >> From: Eddie Bumgarner >> >> Date: 05/09/06 15:31:17 >> >> To: The Chevelle Mailing List >> >> Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] LOW OIL PRESSURE >> >> >> >> Check you gauge first, sometimes the gauge will be defected then >> check your >> oil pressure with another gauge, if it still remans low then seek >> professional help. It could be inside your oilling passages. good >> luck Eddie >> 66ss conv. >> >> >> >> "Jimmy C." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I put the chevelle on the road last thursday ,been driven around >> town I put >> about 75 miles freash rebuild, 454ci mild comp cam ,easy miles >> (3500rpm max) >> with 4 speed trans, everything was great. went to put it into the >> garage and >> noticed about 12 psi on the oil pressure gauge. shut it off >> thinking I was >> seeing things (praying). I started again fired right up no weird >> noisesidled nice, still read about 12 psi. gauges are new electric >> auto meter. is >> there a simple answer to this, what should I be looking for? >> Jimmy C. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Eddie Bumgarner 66ss conv. >> >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Mail goes everywhere you do. Get it on your phone. >> >> > >
