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Old Jan 19, 2017 | 05:38 PM
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is there a better way to go about this besides putting my starter and batteries through the ringer?
the block was dead empty before I installed it.
 
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Seems like a lot of work but... Install #5 jic on each oil rail, fill hpop then vacuum out until oil surfaces, then fill up bottom end
 
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remove fwd right head plug fill with oil, remove IPC fill with oil, remove hpop plug fill with oil
 
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Old Jan 20, 2017 | 01:24 AM
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thanks guys
 
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