Oil primer
Le Mans Master
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I guess I'm not seeing the issue. Looks fine to me. I believe that is a Moroso unit.
As long as you are getting a good seal and oil is not coming out of the dizzy hole, its fine.
You may not always get a gusher at the rockers. It will depend on where the lifter is in the bore in relation to the oil holes in the oil galley. So, rotate the crank a half a turn and hit the primer tool again with several hundred RPMs. It may also take a long time for oil to show up at the rocker. I have heard stories of taking over 20-30 minutes to get oil showing up.
The main thing is your gauge reading. I hope you are using a drill with gobs of torque.
And obviously you will have to set the timing marks at TDC before dropping in the dizzy.
As long as you are getting a good seal and oil is not coming out of the dizzy hole, its fine.
You may not always get a gusher at the rockers. It will depend on where the lifter is in the bore in relation to the oil holes in the oil galley. So, rotate the crank a half a turn and hit the primer tool again with several hundred RPMs. It may also take a long time for oil to show up at the rocker. I have heard stories of taking over 20-30 minutes to get oil showing up.
The main thing is your gauge reading. I hope you are using a drill with gobs of torque.
And obviously you will have to set the timing marks at TDC before dropping in the dizzy.
Last edited by HeadsU.P.; Dec 29, 2017 at 09:16 AM.
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I guess I'm not seeing the issue. Looks fine to me. I believe that is a Moroso unit.
As long as you are getting a good seal and oil is not coming out of the dizzy hole, its fine.
You may not always get a gusher at the rockers. It will depend on where the lifter is in the bore in relation to the oil holes in the oil galley. So, rotate the crank a half a turn and hit the primer tool again with several hundred RPMs. It may also take a long time for oil to show up at the rocker. I have heard stories of taking over 20-30 minutes to get oil showing up.
The main thing is your gauge reading. I hope you are using a drill with gobs of torque.
And obviously you will have to set the timing marks at TDC before dropping in the dizzy.
As long as you are getting a good seal and oil is not coming out of the dizzy hole, its fine.
You may not always get a gusher at the rockers. It will depend on where the lifter is in the bore in relation to the oil holes in the oil galley. So, rotate the crank a half a turn and hit the primer tool again with several hundred RPMs. It may also take a long time for oil to show up at the rocker. I have heard stories of taking over 20-30 minutes to get oil showing up.
The main thing is your gauge reading. I hope you are using a drill with gobs of torque.
And obviously you will have to set the timing marks at TDC before dropping in the dizzy.
Le Mans Master
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Problem solved. Forum reference number: BS #2.
That will be $119.
How would you like to make your payment? Would you prefer installments?
That will be $119.
How would you like to make your payment? Would you prefer installments?
Last edited by HeadsU.P.; Dec 29, 2017 at 07:34 PM.
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