Oh Crap!!!!
We had it idling to get the thermostat open and the air out of the cooling system when we heard a sort of "THUMP" sound - not too loud. Then we heard a tapping noise that wasn't there before. When I checked the gages there was zero oil pressure. This was the same issue that the old engine had. Anyone know if this is a common issue on the 6.0 LS? I have yet to look up what the oil pump drive looks like - if it was a SBF I'd be looking into a broken drive rod.
Casey will contact the yard where he got the engine (it has a 2 year warranty) and see what they'll do about it. I've said I could do a second one in 1/2 the time and I may have a chance to find out about that. Still, annoying.
I have a GoPro of the engine running nicely but I guess none of that matters now.
Dan
We had it idling to get the thermostat open and the air out of the cooling system when we heard a sort of "THUMP" sound - not too loud. Then we heard a tapping noise that wasn't there before. When I checked the gages there was zero oil pressure. This was the same issue that the old engine had. Anyone know if this is a common issue on the 6.0 LS? I have yet to look up what the oil pump drive looks like - if it was a SBF I'd be looking into a broken drive rod.
Casey will contact the yard where he got the engine (it has a 2 year warranty) and see what they'll do about it. I've said I could do a second one in 1/2 the time and I may have a chance to find out about that. Still, annoying.
I have a GoPro of the engine running nicely but I guess none of that matters now.
Dan
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