So here we go again.
I'm determined to have my engine in the car and running by summer. The engine is a '85 365 built 4 years ago, and still on the engine stand. Since it's been sitting for almost 4 years now, I decided to get it primed and to get some oil circulated. It has a solid lifter cam, so from an article that was posted a while ago concerning zinc and DDP, I bought the Shell Rotella T 15W/40 Oil that the article stated was a good oil to use. So I poured 2 quarts in each valve cover, and another 3 quarts in the distributor hole. It has a deep pan. I didn't bother to check and see if the oil filter was full or not. So that's 7 quarts of oil, and it showed full on the stick.
I pulled the valve covers off, took the intermediate shaft out of the oil pump, and used an oil pump primer rod that I purchased from Mancini.
I put it in the drill, and drilled clockwise for about a minute, and was getting no oil to the heads. It was however coming out of the oil pressure sending unit hole that I had a plug in without Teflon tape. It seemed it was putting pressure on the drill when I was drilling, but when I reversed the drill to counter-clockwise, it was spinning smoothly. Since I never ran a solid lifter cam with the indybrock heads that I'm using, ball and cup push rods and solid lifters, I don't know where the oil is supposed to come out. Either way, I'm getting no oil to the heads. Since I didn't build the bottom end, I don't know if the pickup is in right, or I'm thinking the oil pump could be bad from the factory. I believe it's a Melling HV Pump. I know I read at one time that someone had a defective pump, but can't remember who it was.
After drilling for about a minute, the dipstick showed it was to the "add" line, possibly because the oil filter might not have been full, but I don't know for sure.
Is there something I'm doing wrong? I'm hoping I don't have to pull the pan. Here's a picture of the upper valve train.
Where should the oil be coming out of?
The oil you see in the heads, is from me pouring the 2 quarts of oil on each side. Should I be drilling and trying to prime longer, and add more oil to the fill line again, or what? I'm lost at this point.
Thanks in advance as always.
DRay
I'm determined to have my engine in the car and running by summer. The engine is a '85 365 built 4 years ago, and still on the engine stand. Since it's been sitting for almost 4 years now, I decided to get it primed and to get some oil circulated. It has a solid lifter cam, so from an article that was posted a while ago concerning zinc and DDP, I bought the Shell Rotella T 15W/40 Oil that the article stated was a good oil to use. So I poured 2 quarts in each valve cover, and another 3 quarts in the distributor hole. It has a deep pan. I didn't bother to check and see if the oil filter was full or not. So that's 7 quarts of oil, and it showed full on the stick.
I pulled the valve covers off, took the intermediate shaft out of the oil pump, and used an oil pump primer rod that I purchased from Mancini.
I put it in the drill, and drilled clockwise for about a minute, and was getting no oil to the heads. It was however coming out of the oil pressure sending unit hole that I had a plug in without Teflon tape. It seemed it was putting pressure on the drill when I was drilling, but when I reversed the drill to counter-clockwise, it was spinning smoothly. Since I never ran a solid lifter cam with the indybrock heads that I'm using, ball and cup push rods and solid lifters, I don't know where the oil is supposed to come out. Either way, I'm getting no oil to the heads. Since I didn't build the bottom end, I don't know if the pickup is in right, or I'm thinking the oil pump could be bad from the factory. I believe it's a Melling HV Pump. I know I read at one time that someone had a defective pump, but can't remember who it was.
After drilling for about a minute, the dipstick showed it was to the "add" line, possibly because the oil filter might not have been full, but I don't know for sure.
Is there something I'm doing wrong? I'm hoping I don't have to pull the pan. Here's a picture of the upper valve train.
Where should the oil be coming out of?
The oil you see in the heads, is from me pouring the 2 quarts of oil on each side. Should I be drilling and trying to prime longer, and add more oil to the fill line again, or what? I'm lost at this point.
Thanks in advance as always.
DRay
