No Oil Pressure

[FIAFRED]

Frank,

Poorboy was being kind in not mentioning that it was MY Cobra that had the lines reversed, and I drove the car over 50 miles. Talk about sweating bullets over the possible ruination of my Southern Automotive built 351 W!!! After getting the lines hooked up right, I have indeed, driven my car 1000 miles, and the oil pressure maintains a steady flow of 50-55 lbs. My engine is running absolutely strong and doesn't skip a beat. I did originally have a oil filter that would allow some oil to slop backward through the filter, but have since gone to the unforgiving Ford HP1. I don't know if this is a testament to the fine engine builds that Southern Automotive puts out, or if it's just dumb blind luck! Whatever the case, I'm VERY thankful, and SO much more attentive to my Cobra. I felt that weighing in on your situation, with my story, just might give you some needed optimism. All of the posts on your situation are right on target. To some degree, it's a crap shoot. Two minutes/50 miles...I would gladly have taken your mistake over mine. Most agree however, if the engine continues to maintain steady oil pressure(based upon your engines original pressure readings), for a few hundred miles, or the equivalent in engine run hours, then the engine is probably fine. My engine was run in by Southern Automotive, and had the valves adjusted, before it was delivered to me. So I don't really know if this was my saving grace. Good luck...I'm definitely pulling for you!

Fred