priming motor?

[1madgumby]

When priming. witch way should the drill go? clockwise or counter clockwise when looking down into the hole.

Thanks!
Aj.

 

[Loeryder]

Re: priming motor?

Just make sure you don't have a Melling oil pump.

 

[JSM]

Re: priming motor?

clockwise

 

[Berra]

Re: priming motor?

You need the priming tool or an old distributor with the cam gear machined off. Using a "rod" chucked in a drill wont seal the lifter galleys and you wont get any oil through the valve train and minimal oil into the bottom end due to low/no pressure.

 

[4C FED]

Re: priming motor?

You need the priming tool or an old distributor with the cam gear machined off. Using a "rod" chucked in a drill wont seal the lifter galleys and you wont get any oil through the valve train and minimal oil into the bottom end due to low/no pressure.

This is where the mechanical oil pressure gauge fitted into the remote filter adapter comes in handy. You can verify that you have pressure & what it really is.

Another thing to do is, have another person using a ratchet & socket on the crank pulley, rotate the crank in 1/4 turn increments while your priming.

 

[cloneman315]

Re: priming motor?

and turn the motor over on 1/4 turn at a time while you are doing this also