I think the technical term for my situation is "something is wrong."
what happened:
My 74 ghia has a 2110cc motor with a full flow kit that has an external oil cooler and oil filter. Its leaked oil to some degree since I've had the motor in the car. All the oil lines are rubber and held on by little metal hose clamps. A few months ago one leaked on the oil filter and I heard the lovely sound of oil shooting around and caught it before it was too late and tightened it back up... It hasnt been a problem since.
I decide to change my oil yesterday....and do... Then i take my victory drive. I rev it up pretty good through the first 2 gears.... then soon afterwards my oil pressure light comes on, and i kill the motor and pull over to discover that one of the lines running to the oil pump had popped off. So I drag the car back to the apartment and tighten the hell out of hte clamp on the deliquent line.
Today.... I add oil again.... Fire it up.... and then rev it up to see if hte pressure shoots it off again....... Sure enough.. oil pressure light again.... kill the motor, and I've got oil everywhere on the back of the car, and of course like 2 quarts on the ground.... The oil line is attached.... I look where the oil filter is. It split the oil filter at the seam, and spun it half way down the shaft that holds it on.
What the hell is going on here?
Additional Background stuff:
2110cc motor has been a nightmare since i first got it.... I ordered a crate shortblock with pistons from some place in california that is in the back of a hot vw's magazine... they had a website... I can't even remember the name now... something german autoparts.My shop here in lexington, ky gets it and isn't pleased with what they get.... The main concern is that the case is not clearanced correctly. My shop calls the engine builder and speaks with a guy named chico that assures them everything is on the up and up... so they put it back together and do some headwork from my heads i already had. No power, runs like ass..... So my shop rebuilds it for me for free becuase i'd already spent a healthy sum of money with them already for the project. They were concerned with the amount of compression it had... and got it down to 10:1 which is still quite a bit for a bug motor.
I got the car back.... and one of my buddys whose automotive knowledge although is extensive is questionable at all points in time thinks i have way to much crank case pressure because of hte amount of air that comes through the oil filer when the cap is off.
I've never been schooled on the concept of crankcase pressure and its significance in the operation of the engine.
Enough Blabbering already:
okay guys, what do you think is going on... Do i need to rip the motor apart? My engine knowledge is much better than what it was 2 years ago when the 2110cc ordeal has started... I've spent a few hours hanging around a bug shop and apprenticing and I'm ready for the challenge of pulling my engine apart and rebuilding if neccessary.... So is something really screwy here, or did I just totally misread the dispstick when i put in 2 1/2 quarts of oil?
Lane