Prelubing a FE?

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Mar 22, 2004 | 03:52 PM

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Goobzilla

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Prelubing a FE?

What methods do you guys use? Once I get this engine in, I want to prelube it before I fire it off for the 1st time. Thanks in advance!

Ron

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Mar 22, 2004 | 03:56 PM

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d44hd

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The easiest way is to take an old distributor, remove the gear...install it and drive it with a drill, untill you get oil comming out uf the rocker shafts...d44hd

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Mar 22, 2004 | 04:12 PM

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gtex

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Since I was replacing the pump shaft with an upgrade part, I took the old pump shaft and welded an appropriate sized socket to the end. I had to gring it down a bit to fit through the distributor hole.

If I remember correctly, it spins counter-clockwise when looking down from the top.

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Mar 22, 2004 | 09:34 PM

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Randyb12

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A extension for a electric screw driver fits perfectly. If you can't get a 6" extension use two 3" ones. This is how I did it.

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Mar 22, 2004 | 09:35 PM

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I forgot to mention that you need to turn the pump counterclockwise.

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Mar 22, 2004 | 09:58 PM

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bassdude

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i bought a shaft to do that it was like 5 bucks at checker. you need a drill with some nuts to turn it though, i used my Milwaukee hole hog and it struggled.

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Mar 22, 2004 | 10:05 PM

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I had the extension already. worked fine.

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Mar 23, 2004 | 03:27 AM

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bigric

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Use a deep 1/4" chrome socket on an extension and turn the oil pump shaft counterclockwise. It doesn't need to spin that fast; you can do it with a pneumatic ratchet and that will adequately move the oil around after about 30 seconds.

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