Hey guys,

I’m building a 383 and I’ve run into a problem. I have 50 psi oil pressure, oil to the center main gallery that feeds the cam shaft, oil to the cam shaft, but no oil to the distributor/ left and right oil galleries for the lifters. Used a old distributor to prime for like 15 min and nothing. Distributor is dry and all lifters dry. Could this be a cam bearing installed wrong? Block was hot tanked and cam bearing put in by a good machine shop. What could this be?

 

Yeah, I think something was installed wrong, otherwise you should be getting oil pressure.to the lifters.

 

I also looked tonight, when I turn the oil pump, oil sprays down from all cam bearing holes except the rear one. Is it possible to install a cam bearing in such a way that it would completely block oil flow to the lifter galleries?

 

Yes,on most engines. Sounds like someone may have made a mistake in assembling your engine improperly.