Finished HG now crazy squealing sound

[wrightbenz]

Well like the title says, just replaced my HG and oil pump seal on my 92 vert. I don't have the belts back on the car and when I start it it sqeals and the idle is erratic. What did I do.
I already primed the oil pump as per bently and I pulle the valve cover off and oil is making it there. It seems like the sound is coming from the valve train but it's hard to tell. Any advice please???

[TooMany2cvs]

Originally Posted by wrightbenz

Well like the title says, just replaced my HG and oil pump seal on my 92 vert. I don't have the belts back on the car and when I start it it sqeals and the idle is erratic. What did I do.
I already primed the oil pump as per bently and I pulle the valve cover off and oil is making it there. It seems like the sound is coming from the valve train but it's hard to tell. Any advice please???

PUT THE BELTS ON. At the moment, you've got no water pump.

Take the cam cover off, and make sure nothing's rubbing or fouling, but you may well need to let it run for a while to get the hydraulic tappets fully pumped up.

[16saabs]

have you retentioned the chain pressure guide,(side of head) or did you just put it back in without releasing ratchet system, so chain is to tight, as the guide would have adjusted over time to old one, and even if same chain I would always release pressure before putting back in.
alternatively the pressur guide could be u/s and so the chain is catching the inside of cover, but you would see lots of shinny aluminium particles on top of valves etc, and a nice clean groove in the cover

[wrightbenz]

Originally Posted by 16saabs

have you retentioned the chain pressure guide,(side of head) or did you just put it back in without releasing ratchet system, so chain is to tight, as the guide would have adjusted over time to old one, and even if same chain I would always release pressure before putting back in.
alternatively the pressur guide could be u/s and so the chain is catching the inside of cover, but you would see lots of shinny aluminium particles on top of valves etc, and a nice clean groove in the cover

I released the rachet on the tensioner. This is the one that you take out of the side of the block correct? And then when you screw the bolt back in it pushes the racheting mechanism back out.
Still scratching my head here, this is very odd?

[ejenner]

It's a leak from the intake manifold. Take off the manifold and reattach it making sure to get the seal totally spot-on.

[wrightbenz]

Originally Posted by ejenner

It's a leak from the intake manifold. Take off the manifold and reattach it making sure to get the seal totally spot-on.

I was thinking the the same thing since it sounds like a whistling sound, and when I installed the intake I forgot about the support bar under the intake and it was holding it up. Maybe I damaged the gasket or something, I will have a look.

[ejenner]

It's difficult to hold the gasket in place while you attach the manifold. I made the mistake of leaving the manifold connected to the ancilary parts so it was difficult to hold it in the right position and the gasket slipped as I was doing up the bolts.

[wrightbenz]

Originally Posted by ejenner

It's difficult to hold the gasket in place while you attach the manifold. I made the mistake of leaving the manifold connected to the ancilary parts so it was difficult to hold it in the right position and the gasket slipped as I was doing up the bolts.

you called it! The whistling is now gone and I can finish putting the eblts and stuff back on now. I had left some old gasket material on the intake which was causing the poor seal. Thanks much!

[ejenner]

Pleased to help!

Hope the rest of it goes ok!