Hi Chip,
I not familiar with APP, nor any oil line kit for AMC's V8, would
you give an URL to check out.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

Chip wrote:
>
> Bill,
> I do not really know the history of that engine. I'll never know what
> happened to the engine before it was installed in my jeep. The original
> engine was a 304 and has probably been melted down to make fence posts. I
> do know that the terrible condition of the bearings (some of the cam
> bearings had buildup on the inside, bearing surface) had a great deal to do
> with the bad oil pressure. I'm thinking that I should replace the timing
> cover just to be on the safe side and install the oil line kit from APP in
> the block to help oil rear main. Does that seem to be the safe appraoch, in
> your opinion?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chip
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Chip,
> > If the 360" is sitting in a Real Jeep, you can say with one hundred
> > percent assurances that it needs a new timing chain cover. Especially
> > when you tell us you have fifty instead of eighty pounds bypass cold
> > Idling and zero hot, means the bypass valve was whacked and stuck fully
> > open. You may not see the damage from out side, unless some paint is
> > chipped away from the impact with the differential. Usually there's a
> > combination of things that let that happen, first you must do a jump
> > that'll fully compress your springs and be missing the bump stop on that
> > side or have a weak engine mount on that side, but that is the reason
> > most of AMC's V8 have gone to Chevy.
> > I don't believe you need the distributor gear oiler modification,
> > again that is the bypass problem only this time it's stuck shut, and the
> > gear is not strong enough to twist the shaft in two. You may see the
> > little piston valve at: http://www.drivetrain.com/jeepengineparts.html
> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> > http://www.billhughes.com/
> >
> > WKJ wrote:
> >>
> >> When I get my block back from the shop, I'm thinking about making a
> >> modification to it to assist in the engine oiling and oil pressure.
> >> Granted, the condition of the bearings did not help the situation but, I
> >> do
> >> not want to have a freshly rebuilt engine and no oil pressure. Before I
> >> pulled the thing, I had about 50lbs at startup and it went down to
> >> (almost)
> >> non-existant when it warmed up. I do not, however, know the accuracy of
> >> the
> >> gage. There are two issues here 1) oiling the rear and front of the
> >> engine
> >> and 2) oil pressure due to warn timing cover.
> >>
> >> I've found a few pieces of information on how to handle problem #1, but
> >> it
> >> is not sufficient. In case not everyone is up on this subject, I've
> >> grabbed
> >> this bit of information from a Q&A on the 'net.
> >>
> >> 11) Engine Oiling:
> >> - AMC V8s tend to starve the rear crankshaft bearings and distributor
> >> gears.
> >> The solution is to put a TIG welding tip into a oil gallery plug.
> >> TeamRush's
> >> instructions follow: I drilled the left (odd) bank lifter gallery plug in
> >> the front at an angle directed at the fuel pump eccentric and the
> >> distributor gear. I threaded the plug, and screwed it back into the
> >> block,
> >> then screwed a 0.024" mig welder tip into it. When the oil pressure is
> >> up,
> >> it sprays a continuous stream of oil on the top crankshaft gear.
> >>
> >> If this is the thing to do, I'd like to see a few pictures of the
> >> process,
> >> if they exist.
> >>
> >> For the rear main, I found a kit from American Performance Products that
> >> and
> >> I'm going to inquire about to see if I need to have the block machined in
> >> a
> >> few locations before it get it back.
> >>
> >> For the pressure issue, it is recommended is to check the clearances on
> >> the
> >> timing cover/oil pump cover and either rebuild it or replace it. I've
> >> rebuit the oil pump when I replaced the timing set, but some say that is
> >> not
> >> enough. Not sure what to do here. I can check the clearance on the one
> >> that I have or should I just buy an aftermarket timing cover?
> >>
> >> Chip
> >>
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