Re: [FWDLK] Oil pump priming

[Mike Apfelbeck <moparmike72@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The distributor turns counterclockwise on the B & RB motors, 
clockwise on the A motors, at tdc the holes in the cam journal should 
line up with the oilways to the heads.

Mike

At 01:29 PM 2/27/2010, Gary Nelson wrote:
> Anthony
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> Run your drill CW. I would not be concerned with priming pump or filter. You
> are not turning the motor over, only forcing oil to filter, oil galleries
> and to all bearing surfaces. The rockers are the biggest challenge. Rockers
> are oiled each 360 degrees of the cam rotation. Continuous oiling, like
> crank and rod bearings would over oil the top end of motor. Therefore, you
> will need to rotate crank a few degrees at a time (while you are priming),
> until you see oil flowing around the rockers.
> I primed a 392 one time. Although Dick Landy's shop assemble the short
> block, I wanted to see oil at the rockers. I primed and rotated crank a
> little at a time and never saw oil. I finally had to pull the cam out to see
> the oiling holes. I indexed the cam with the oil holes facing up to each
> head.
> I saw lots of oil then.
> Maybe some one knows the degrees from TDC the cam oils the rockers. Maybe it
> is at TDC. I did not have the damper on my motor when priming.
>
> Thank you,
> Gary, the parts doc
> Reno, Nevada 89521 USA
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> One more question;
>
> Is it a practice to fill the oil filter up with as much oil as possible,
> also to fill the oil pump with petroleum jelly?
>
> Or is their a way to fill the pump up with oil prior to using the shaft
> setup for priming?
>
> Anthony
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