im about to put in a used eng i just got and wantedto know how do i prime the oil system befor start up. dont know how long its ben siting i bought it from a eng importer. so its empty of all fluids.
oil system
- Thread starter maitai69691
- Start date
I was just wounderiif there was a way to pme the oil system like u would on a ie..350 eng where you hook up drill to the l pump shaft and spin the oil pumtill you got oil in all the gallies or od oil psi. but thanks for althe info
Jaguar_5;1040358 said:
Well, you could just turn the crank by hand? But have fun with that vs. just turning a key :icon_bigg
sure it does if its a runing eng but its ben sitting for wile empty so it could take a wile. For example just finished building a 350 and i took like 10-15min with a drll spining the oil shaft till we had all the oil pasages filled.
Plugs out injector's disabled crank in 1>3 minute bursts till you see pressure on the gauge, reinstall plugs enable the injectors and start.
LOL not that I'm saying to do it but I used to use my starter to get the car back in the shed when it was a manual (after breaking it bad enough that it wouldn't run)
My drive is uphill!
My drive is uphill!
TurboWeenie;1042384 said:
For one it won't start the engine
Two its not as hard on the starter since there is no pressure in the cylinder so it shouldn't heat up as much since it will be running so long.
I figured I'd bump up this thread instead of starting a new one....
I just finished my GE to GTE swap, and I'm trying to prime the oiling system before starting the engine. I cranking the engine 15 seconds at a time, then give it about a minute to cool the starter & wire down. So far, I've cranked the engine at least 20 times (20 - 15 second bursts); and the oil pressure gauge hasn't budged off 0 PSI.
My question is, how long do you usually need to crank the engine before you see the oil pressure gauge start to move?
I just finished my GE to GTE swap, and I'm trying to prime the oiling system before starting the engine. I cranking the engine 15 seconds at a time, then give it about a minute to cool the starter & wire down. So far, I've cranked the engine at least 20 times (20 - 15 second bursts); and the oil pressure gauge hasn't budged off 0 PSI.
My question is, how long do you usually need to crank the engine before you see the oil pressure gauge start to move?