Hello- I just completely rebuilt 1965 Ford 3000 diesel engine. It started up fine and when I increased engine rpm after about 15 seconds of
operation, the gasket for the oil filter adapter kit blew out an oil started spewing out. I took off the adapter kit and reset the gasket and
re-torqued to 120 ft-lbs. It blew out again. The gasket is made out of thin rubber.
The gasket was damaged and I currently have one on order from YT.
My concern is that one of the oil passages in the crankshaft (which was just reground) may be clogged which would cause very high oil
pressure. I just realized I never checked to make sure the passages were clear.
Any advice? Would you just put a new gasket on and re-start?...or would you pull things apart and check why the pressure is so high?
operation, the gasket for the oil filter adapter kit blew out an oil started spewing out. I took off the adapter kit and reset the gasket and
re-torqued to 120 ft-lbs. It blew out again. The gasket is made out of thin rubber.
The gasket was damaged and I currently have one on order from YT.
My concern is that one of the oil passages in the crankshaft (which was just reground) may be clogged which would cause very high oil
pressure. I just realized I never checked to make sure the passages were clear.
Any advice? Would you just put a new gasket on and re-start?...or would you pull things apart and check why the pressure is so high?