Hi Josh, My new 2005 crate 350 had the same problem and someone on the list pointed out you need to occasionally rotate the crank and then prime some more. A few 90 degree rotations each followed by priming for a couple of minutes and I had oil everywhere.
Good luck! Dennis McGillis 1965 Chevelle Malibu SS-350 ----- Original Message ----- From: Josh Campbell To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 5:19 PM Subject: [Chevelle-list] Oiling Problem Hey guys I got ready to fire the 350 tonight that I built for the 71 and I ran into a little problem. First off when I heard they were changing the formula of diesel oil I ran out and bought a few gallons a few months ago to be able to break in a few last engines with it before I had to go with something else, its Rotella 15W-40 so anyway I topped off the motor and started priming....... about 5 minutes into it all of the drivers side bank was well oiled..... 25 minutes later there is still no oil coming from the passenger side! What could I have left out to cause this? I poured a little oil down that side to see if anything would pick up and I primed for awhile longer but still nothing. The oil pump is pumping at a steady 45 psi with the 1500 rpm drill I was turning it with. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. Josh Campbell 66 SS 396 (Black on the rotisseree, 1st car never part with it) 66 SS 396 (Red got it on a trade I only wanted the steering wheel) 87 Monte Carlo SS (The modern Chevelle especially when you add the right stuff) 71 Malibu (Something new to blow my money on) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
