BEST OF LUCK!!!!!
Jim
Larry Hoy wrote:
> >You can spin the engine 'till next Fri. & still not get oil pressure.
> Hopefully, you packed the oil pump gears with the extra jar of Vaseline.
>
> Yep, I got my engine "built" so I took the oil pump apart and made sure.
>
> > If so, the best way toprime your engine is with a piece of 1/2" steel rod
>or a
> large
> >straight screwdriver with the handle cut off....
>
> My friend, Al Wulf came over on Friday to help me, he carried in a "tool" he
>got
> from some parts store for a small block Chevy. Yes, it's an "oil pressure
> cranking tool". I think he said he paid $6.00 for it. So I get to use it
> first, since his car is about two weeks behind mine!
>
> > If your oil pump has not been "Vaselined", you may never get oil pressure.
> Voice of experience.
>
> That's how we gain wisdom!
>
> I've got oil in the engine, coolant in the engine/radiator, Dextron in the
>T-5,
> just finished all the heater plumbing, cooling fan is installed.
>
> Tonight I crawl under it and hook up the starter wires, get oil pressure,
> install the distributor and spark plug wires, check cooling fan operation,
>stare
> at the car for awhile (it's a Zen thing), and go to bed. Tomorrow a.m. I
>crank
> it up. In stall the hood and go for a ride.
>
> Wish me luck!
>
> Larry
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