priming new engine
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: No Where USA
Yes you do. I have an old distributor I modified to to that. I use a big drill to spin it. And I wait until I have oil pressure. Then I turn the engine 90 degees and do it again. I do this until I am back on top dead center.
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2015
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From: SW Florida.
A small cap HEI used from Ebay is a good one. Cheap and plentiful. Punch out the pin and remove drive gear. Nice thing about it is the rotor mount point is a small enough diameter to go easily in a drill.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2017
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From: Cool Northern Michigan
540 vette is spot on. Prime, rotate, prime rotate. Instead of an old dizzy, Moroso and some others make an oil primer tool, around $23. You can look at Summit for that.
Make sure you buy one with the collar that seals at the intake manifold.
It takes a hefty drill to spin and push that oil around. A corded unit is stronger and will not overheat as likely. It may take several minutes before you see any dribbles at the rockerarms.
Make sure you buy one with the collar that seals at the intake manifold.
It takes a hefty drill to spin and push that oil around. A corded unit is stronger and will not overheat as likely. It may take several minutes before you see any dribbles at the rockerarms.
Pro
Joined: Apr 2015
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From: Warrington PA
if you can borrow an engine oil pre-luber/ primer from the shop that built you engine that would be the best, my engine shop loans it to anyone who asks for it. you fill it with oil and pressurize it then release the oil into the block via an oil port. it forces oil threw the oil passages in the block the way it will when the engine is running. If you chose to do it with a drill buy a primer tool like the moroso or use an old distributor shaft as stated. If you use a long slotted screwdriver in a drill you will be only lubricating one side of the engine, you need the block off collar to split the oil to all the oil passages.
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