Using the starter to prime rebuild
we use a pressurized squirt can....some people use standard garden sprayer cans
fill it halfway with oil, pressurize it with air,connect it to the oil galley plug just after the oil pump in the drivers side front of the block, squeeze trigger...it will push oil thru all of the oil passageways and prime everything...some of it will go back into the pump as well and it will be ready to fire up.
fill it halfway with oil, pressurize it with air,connect it to the oil galley plug just after the oil pump in the drivers side front of the block, squeeze trigger...it will push oil thru all of the oil passageways and prime everything...some of it will go back into the pump as well and it will be ready to fire up.
Well after i connected the wiring harness to the crank sensor, it fired right up. Good solid oil pressure in less than three seconds.
But the front main seal is leaking. Of course that is the only gasket/seal i didnt replace. Laziness never pays.
But the front main seal is leaking. Of course that is the only gasket/seal i didnt replace. Laziness never pays.
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I don't agree with this practice, especially if you use the wrong type of grease. I always use an assembly lube, like Clevite's Bearing Guard, or even Amsoil's assembly lube, but only to lubricate the gears or other friction points. I have seen horror stories when that white lithium grease is used.
In a pinch, you can also use vaseline. You essentially want something that will lubricate all friction points and then burns away once oil has taken over the job. Using something like white lithium grease is a bad idea because it doesn't burn away and will most likely clog up an oil passage.
