back again i pulled the intake , looks pretty DRY in there , it hasnt ran in what 3 weeks , and that was not more then a few minutes till it bent every thing ,, i am not sure but cant i spin the oil pump with a drill ?? I havent tore down a engine since 1975 so this old man has CRS bad ..... thing is i dont know if i want to put much more time or money in this truck ,, the cam looks ok from what i can see no galling ,, how far would i have to lift the engine to replace oil pump

 

If you pull the distributor, you can prime the engine with a drill.

 

You'll need an Oil Pump Primer ... A drive shaft to turn the oil pump, some make them out of old distributors.

They cost from $10 up.

Since I'm not a Ford gasser man, I do not know for sure exactly what one the 460 uses.
Mind you, I have no dislike of them either, I just don't know them!

-Enjoy
fh : )_~

 

thanks guys

yeah i have the intake off , so the distributor is out , just stuck a 8mm allen,, in the bottom of distributor so i going to rig up a socket and give er a spin ,, and hope for oil ,

 

Nice to know it's that easy to reach and that it would be 5/16" proper.

Thank you

-Enjoy
fh : )_~

 

well looks like i have oil ,, although it only seems to be coming from near #1 cyl. on the cam ,, is this the only oil port ??

 

spent the last hour or so searching for info , all i find is taper plug ,j plug , front ,back ... ok whatever , i have a gusher of oil going on the cam near #1 ,, now if the cam/crank were spinning , my guess is i would have a lot of oil in the top end ,, so i guess i will order push rods , lifters , and gaskets ... and cross my fingers ,, looks to me by the ware on the lifters this motor has more than 48 k , more like 148 , or 2.. being as i am in the middle of hells desert it will be a few days to get parts ,, so i will update as to what happens ,, any warnings or sugestions on what i am about to do, will be greatly appreciated ,, thanx guys

 

I'd say while you have it torn down, put an actual mechanical oil pressure gauge on it. So you get a real reading instead of the junk factory gauge that only tells you that there is some sort of pressure.

 

The top end is oiled through the pushrods, via the lifters. The lifters need to be installed in order to properly see if the top end is being oiled correctly. If everything is working, you should see oil come up and out through the top of the lifters. Normally you'd want to see oil coming out through the pushrods, but you can't do that for obvious reasons.

 

Can't you run a pump primer with the VCs off on a 460? One was mentioned earlier.

 

Yes, You can prime it with the valve covers off, you can even run it for a short period if you don't mind oil everywhere ...

That's what needs to happen next, get the push rods in and prime it again to ensure it has the pump to get oil to the top.

-Enjoy
fh : )_~

 

well parts are ordered , wont get them out here till next week , going to flush the block , good with trany fluid , and do some other fix stuff in wiring etc. while i wait for parts . YA KNOW I CANT HELP but THINK THAT THIS WAS ALL FUEL RELATED due to the fact it sat for so many years ,,, any way,, thanx ya all , i will post a update when done

 

I learned a lesson a long time ago ... It hurt bad!

I now bypass fuel systems and provide my own clean fuel supply BEFORE starting something that has been setting a long time!

-Enjoy
fh : )_~

 

finaly got my parts , they couldnt find me out here in bfe , got the lifters soaking in oil , idk about these after makrket ones the oil port is half the size and up higher plus the have a machined ridge near the top .................... lots of work to do still , and dont it figure we hit 112 today ,, got clouds an a slight chance of rain next week so ,, that when i will startr assembling ,

 

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