Gary Lewis Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 While I've got you, I'm considering priming the engine with oil while it's still in the engine stand. I have a dummy distributor and will use a power drill. Advantages/disadvantages to doing this while still in the stand? I thought it may be easier to purge the air from the engine with regard to plug installation after the engine is primed. I have my 302 pulled out and disassembled now. I'm actually dropping all the pieces off at an engine shop tomorrow morning. Getting them to go over the short block for me, and assemble the rest (GT40 heads, Comp Cam kit, Edelbrock intake, etc). I was going to assemble it myself, and I was going to do like you and prime the oil system with a drill once the engine was back in the truck. However, now that I'm getting a shop to assemble and break-in/dyno for me, it's kind of a moot point and I forgot about it. What is this dummy distributor you were going to use? I guess that would work fine, as long as you remove the drive gear from the distributor shaft. I know there are purpose built shafts for priming, but if you have an old distributor you can use, that should work just fine. Make sure to check rotation;). Yes, make sure the cam drive gear is off of the distributor you are going to use to spin the oil pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Yes, make sure the cam drive gear is off of the distributor you are going to use to spin the oil pump. I have a real nice one somebody sent me, works for 335 and 385 series engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I have a real nice one somebody sent me, works for 335 and 385 series engines. Yes. But, which one of us is going to use it first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Yes. But, which one of us is going to use it first? I have already used it when I flushed the cooler lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I have already used it when I flushed the cooler lines. Good! I'll probably make another one for my own use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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