pre-oiling a 292

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Mar 27, 2004 | 01:21 PM

bigvinnie

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pre-oiling a 292

Needing to pre-oil a fresh 292 that has sat for 2 years..... changed the oil, pulled the distributor and got a 1/4 deep socket on an extension chucked up in a variable speed drill, spun the pump shaft counter clockwise for a minute or two, expecting to see oil at the rocker shafts, but no dice...

There appears to be a fair amount of resistance when turning the shaft, and I can hear the pump making some faint clicking noises, which indicates to me that it's pumping oil, but I'm not seeing any at the rockers...

Am I doing something wrong or is it possible that the pump is having problems of some sort...???

thanks for any help.

Vince

Last edited by bigvinnie; Mar 27, 2004 at 01:24 PM.

Mar 27, 2004 | 01:46 PM

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it should only take a minute to get oil up.by any chance are you using a cross drilled cam.if this is the case turn the engine over a little.

Mar 27, 2004 | 01:55 PM