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Old May 19, 2024 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by paud
All the O rings were in place. When I took the cam cover off, about an ounce of oil drained out. The lifters are S&S premium. about 1,000 miles on them
So they were new and cleaned when the oil pump was replaced?
 

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Originally Posted by paud
All the O rings were in place. When I took the cam cover off, about an ounce of oil drained out. The lifters are S&S premium. about 1,000 miles on them
When you removed the cam cover, did the engine and the oil smelled like it had been overheated?
 
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all O rings were replaced. I did not notice any "odd" oil smell, but the oil did seem darker than new. And new had only been about 500 miles
 
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