Oil pump priming ,
Pulled the distributor and used a drill to prime the engine , Question, is oil suppose to shoot out of the gear shaft ? Been turning the gear clockwise p
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Permalink Reply by Ray Schick on
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Put the distributor back in ,set timing. Still seems to be a valve train noise ,shut it down .oil is up to level.filter is full of oil . Should I pack the gears with petroleum jelly ?and fill the oil filter neck with oil . Prior to this I had the front cover off changed the water pump,timing chain & gears. Should I pull the oil pump assembly apart and check the valve etc. Suggestions ?
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Permalink Reply by Kurt on
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If I remember correctly when I primed mine, I didn't see oil shooting out of the shaft gear but definitely felt resistance on the drill when the pump was primed and pumping oil. At 1st the drill will spin freely and when oil is pulled in you will feel resistance. Did that happen when you were priming the pump?
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Not really Kurt.
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Probably just need to perform the step below. After that, try priming with the drill again. If you feel resistance on the drill, you are good to go.
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I’ll give it another shot
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Thanks for everyone’s response, it seems like it’s solved ,took off the valve covers, and even pulled the oil pressure switch ran the drill for a good 10 minutes finally oil shot out of the switch port and oil is bleeding out of the rocker arms . Just waiting on some Bill Hirsh paint to paint and put it all together, paint is on BACKORDER … they said 4-6 weeks! that’s ok, We are at the end of our cruise season up in this part of the states.
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