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Aug 18, 2010 | 05:55 PM

94redz28

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Oiling on startup?

I just got done doing a stock rebuild on my bottom end. I installed a new 10554 oil pump, ls7 lifters, new cleaned out pushrods. Basically everything is new, my question is how long should it take for oil to make it up to the top end and start oiling the rockers? I have started the motor for about 30 seconds and it has 70 lbs of oil pressure but im still not getting oil out of any of the pushrods. Just wondering how long it has taken other peoples new motors to oil the top? Thanks

Aug 18, 2010 | 05:57 PM

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Please tell me you primed the oil system prior to starting the motor.

Aug 18, 2010 | 06:00 PM

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I had the same issue and it took about a minute to get oil up there. did you coat the rockers, lifters with assembly lube?

Aug 18, 2010 | 06:04 PM

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Mine did this as well With my last cam swap with new ls7 lifters. I let it run for a few minutes then gave her a little throttle and oil started flowing to the rockers.

Aug 18, 2010 | 06:05 PM

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I did prime the system and used assembly lube on everything that called for it. Just didn't want to run it for to long without getting some other opinions.

Aug 18, 2010 | 06:11 PM

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You should be fine then its gonna take a lil while. I got really worried the first time i didnt see oil too. Just give it a lil throttle and you should see oil

Aug 18, 2010 | 08:28 PM

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I'm running my **** on straight 30wt right now, and it took like 10 minutes of priming with a drill to get oil in the top end. Depending on the oil, and oil temp it could take awhile to get some good oil flow up the pushrods, I wouldn't worry about it as long as everything went in clean and you checked the pushrods for obstructions.