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I,m pretty sure TA Performance bought them. I believe that is what their V-6 heads are based off of. Not sure about the block?

Hurry the hell up & get it done, Dennis!! Quit screwing around, or you won't have anything to race. :p;):D

William, I'm gonna hold on to the blocks I have. Thanks

Obviously, you will need to prime the oil pump with a drill, again.(y)

If you don't have a remote filter system? You really need to use an oil filter that has the check valve in it. It keeps the oil from draining back into the pan & the pump loosing prime. PH-52 or Wix 1036(my preference) if running oil filter in stock location.

Hmmm... Then it lost prime before the next time you started it? Are you using an oil filter that has the check valve in it?

Hey, you came here looking for help. We can't help you if we don't know what your set-up is? Anyway, did the oil pressure gauge show any oil pressure when you had no oil to the top end of the motor?

Exactly why he needs an oil pressure gauge! He hasn't replied as to whether he has one or not?

That is very impressive. (y) Definitely sticks up there a ways! :D

Do you have a mechanical oil pressure gauge hook up? If not, that is a mistake. Guessing about oil pressure & whether or not you have oil circulation on Buick V6 motors, never ends well. Kinda sounds like you have something plugging the oil pick-up screen in the pan. At this point you have most...

Thanks, Mike. Have an off-center S2 4.1 also. :D

I have U 814(virgin), U1051, & U1077. I would like to see pics of the 6 bolt block, also. I saw one a long time ago, but didn't pay a lot of attention to it. At that time I didn't know how rare it was.:(

Melling makes kits for our oil pumps.

Dank, your center mains are splayed main caps. Not cross bolted. If they were cross bolted, they would have bolts that screwed in from the outside of the block like the front & rear mains. Just saying.;)

How long had the motor been sitting, before you installed it & tried to start it? Did you prime the motor before you started it??