Priming new engine

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Feb 27, 2012 | 09:46 PM

88f1504x4

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From: Loxahatchee, FL

Priming new engine

I was just wondering, I am a month or two away from installing the 7.3 I'm rebuilding. How are you guys priming the oil system? I have heard about using pressure but can't seem to find anything on it.

Feb 27, 2012 | 09:56 PM

73ferdf250highboy

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use liberal amounts of oil/assembly lube, leave the glow plugs out and use the starter to turn it over. seems you already know that they are gear driven.

it's how we do it.

kurt

Feb 27, 2012 | 10:40 PM

88f1504x4

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From: Loxahatchee, FL

Yea I understood they were gear driven. There is plenty of assembly lube. I figured turning it over with no plugs would be ok. The shop who put my short block together made me promise them I would use some type of device to prime it before that so I just wanted to grab some opinions.