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Old Oct 27, 2025 | 05:37 PM
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Oil pump rotation

When spinning an oil pump, with a drill, are you supposed to spin it clockwise or counter clockwise? I had it in my head that it was CC, but I get nothing but a gurgling sound, when I do. With clockwise rotation, I get oil to the rockers. This is a new build that has been on the stand for 5 years. The box that the pump came in ( I have a picture), has Melling M-74, on it.
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Originally Posted by john jamieson
When spinning an oil pump, with a drill, are you supposed to spin it clockwise or counter clockwise? I had it in my head that it was CC, but I get nothing but a gurgling sound, when I do. With clockwise rotation, I get oil to the rockers. This is a new build that has been on the stand for 5 years. The box that the pump came in ( I have a picture), has Melling M-74, on it.
Thanks. John
From Google....
The Ford 300 6-cylinder engine's distributor rotor rotates
clockwise when viewed from the top.
Jim
 
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Old Oct 28, 2025 | 06:02 PM
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Thanks for the responce. Now that I think about it, I should have remembered that from when I replaced the distributor, in the 240.
 
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