Oil pressure priming
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Oil pressure priming
Will be firing up engine later this week. Before I do that I want to turn the oil pump with a drill to get some oil pressure in the system. Which direction do I have to turn the drill? Clockwise or counterclockwise?
Thanks.
1979 F150 Custom: nothing under the hood at all (again)
1987 F150 XLT Lariat: 88 351W EFI
84 351W: soon to have 91 heads, Crane PowerMax cam, double roller timing chain, Edelbrock Performer intake & Holley carb and be put back in 79 F150
86 & 87 Bronco II: next winter's beater
Thanks.
1979 F150 Custom: nothing under the hood at all (again)
1987 F150 XLT Lariat: 88 351W EFI
84 351W: soon to have 91 heads, Crane PowerMax cam, double roller timing chain, Edelbrock Performer intake & Holley carb and be put back in 79 F150
86 & 87 Bronco II: next winter's beater
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Oil pressure priming
I did this recently on a 460. Used a heavy duty battery drill on high gear. On high till the oil started to move, really slowed the drill down. Had to shift it to the low gear range to get some speed. Oil pump shaft was a 5/16 hex, I used a 1/4 drive socket, a 6 inch 1/4 drive extension, and a hex to 1/4 drive adapter, hex chucked in drill. Steadied the extension near the top with a leather glove on. Worked great.
Remember that the drill speed is equivalent to TWICE the crankshaft speed, since crank divided by two is the cam speed, therefore the oil pump speed.
So no need to wail away with that drill!
Remember that the drill speed is equivalent to TWICE the crankshaft speed, since crank divided by two is the cam speed, therefore the oil pump speed.
So no need to wail away with that drill!
