My own fight with pre-oiling took days. I tried using the blade from my
favorite long screwdriver - no pressure. A list member pointed out that you
need a primer which covers oil ports in the distributor hole. Bought one and
got pressure but like yours, the oil came up through the rockers on only one
bank. Another list member pointed out the trick of turning the crank, I assume
flow is metered by one of the main bearings.
This list is a great resource.
Dennis
----- Original Message -----
From: Josh Campbell
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: Oiling Problem
I got this same tip from a dirttracker friend of mine today, I'm going to try
it out tomorrow evening and see what happens. I'll keep you all posted. Thanks.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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)
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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)
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