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brass or copper shavings???

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Old 07-09-2007, 09:20 PM
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ok i had to change my oil pump and i took the pan off and there was little copper or brass shavings not to sure what it isiam thinking that one of my bearings is bad ? if i remove all the lower caps to check the bearings would i be able to tell if its bad on the top/would the bottom bearing show some wear? i only put like 50 miles on this car since motor was builtand i think its about to be riped apart again.can anyone tell me what else would make some little copper or brass shavings so i can try to figure out what to do.iam about to just put it back toghether and see what happens if it blows then time for a 351!!
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Old 07-09-2007, 09:23 PM
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50 miles on a rebuild and your worried about metal shavings???? its completely normal... its still breaking in
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Old 07-09-2007, 09:27 PM
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ya but there was some pretty big pieces!not just little shavings
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bearings, did you prime the oil pump right before you started the motor?
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