prime the oil system
Pull the fuel pump fuse from the fuse box and crank it over. If you REALLY don't want gas getting in, you can disconnect the fuel line and cover it with a rag to make sure absolutely no fuel is getting in (again, only with the fuel pump fuse pulled though).
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Launching!
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Guatemala City.
for the pump, I bought one in ebay ported and polished, and still have doubts, for installation oyu have to dissasemble the pump and slid the gerotor in the timing snout WITH (I think 2mils) of clearance each side, lube gerotors in 90 (!) oil (I think this is for guarantee sucking power when first fired) and my pump came with stock spring presure (I double checked) so I opted for putting two SS washers in the cap for increased preload on the spring, locktigthed everithing (BTW from the porting shop mine came with one striped bolt... SHAME ON YOU!)
and worked absolutly amazing, almost no delay in oil P at startup a very faint tickling from the filling lifters for about 2 seconds, and the oil P (indicated) at iddle was 3/4 of instrument pannel, (Vs half from stock) this was all at start up (cold)
i DID PREFILLED THE OIL FILTER THOU!
Launching!
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When I got my engine made a small aluminum plate that would bolt on the cover plate just above the oil filter. There are two holes under it. Drilled and tapped a hole on the left side of the plate to accept a 1/8 npt pipe. Screw the pipe in the hole and get a cheap lube pump from Autozone and pump oil until you feel some pressure build up. Turn the crank over by hand once or twice and repeat until you have a quart or two in it. Turn the plate around and repeat the process. It will fill all oil galleries and pump oil throughout the entire engine.
I just installed my 408 and we pulled the spark plugs out, filled the oil filter , pulled the fuel pump fuse and cranked the motor with the starter after about 10 seconds it had full pressure 
yeah if you pull the plugs out it won't be building compression and will spin ALOT faster. thats what i would do if i wanted to prime the system.
but out of over 80 or so cam installs and a few dozen motor installs i've never primed any of them. it takes about a second and a half to get full pressure even with brand new motor. if you count to three and there is no pressure you have a problem.
but out of over 80 or so cam installs and a few dozen motor installs i've never primed any of them. it takes about a second and a half to get full pressure even with brand new motor. if you count to three and there is no pressure you have a problem.
