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calfj60 09-20-2002, 10:03 PM Ok here is the deal, I have a SBC 350 in my truck. The truck and engine have not run in quite a while. I pulled the oil pan off and replaced the oil pump and cleaned the goo out. Now I am trying to prime the motor using a drill. I am getting good oil flow out of the sender in the back of the block and see the oil moving around the lifters but nothing out the push rods...WTF? Thanks SCOTTS_4X 09-20-2002, 10:06 PM the pushrods aren't getting oil becuase your lifters aren't pumped up. your lifters pump up by the cam pushing it up against the pushrods. once it's pumped up the oil will then push up through your pushrods and out onto the rocker arms. -Scott calfj60 09-20-2002, 10:32 PM Thanks for the quick reply. So what should I do? slap the valve covers on and run it or??? Thanks 71RCKCRZR RYAN 09-20-2002, 10:34 PM IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR DISTRIBUTOR IT HAS LIKE CHAMFERS ON THE SHAFT THAT DROPS IN THE MOTOR.THESE KINDA SEAL UP THE OIL PASSAGE WAYS IN THE MOTOR. WITHOUT THE DISTRIBUTOR IN YOU WILL JUST PRIME THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE MOTOR. HOPE THIS HELPS SCOTTS_4X 09-20-2002, 10:35 PM have someone watch your oil preassure guage while you spin the oil pump driveshaft with the drill, if you build oil preassure within about 30 seconds or a minute I'd say go ahead and fire it, what you want to do is pull out the fill plug or the pcv valve and look into the valve cover so that you can see one of the rockers, if they are wet then you are in buisiness. -Scott calfj60 09-20-2002, 10:36 PM Thanks guys I am a SBC newbie, and I can't afford the time or money to rebuild the motor now. Chief yelling alot 09-21-2002, 12:46 AM ahh fire her up hell if my IH 304 sits for over a week, when I start it up all the lifters clack for about 20 second untill there is oil presure kinda sounds neat | |