Larry-
You can spin the engine 'till next Fri. & still not get oil pressure.
Hopefully, you
packed the oil pump gears with the extra jar of Vaseline. If so, the best way
to
prime your engine is with a piece of 1/2" steel rod or a large straight
screwdriver
with the handle cut off. With the steel rod, you must make a tang on the end to
match the drive tang on your distributor- you have a Buick? Mark & remove the
distributor, you will not change any settings during the priming. Chuck your
choice
of tool into an electric drill, add a piece of rubber hose to the tang end to
keep
your tool from slipping off the oil pump drive shaft, drill away. You should
have
oil pressure in 20-30 seconds, if you remembered to put oil in the crankcase.
Don't
laugh, it has happened. Once the engine has been primed this way, you will have
no
problems in the future. If your oil pump has not been "Vaselined", you may
never get
oil pressure. Voice of experience.
Jim Stuart
Larry Hoy wrote:
> Well today I reconnected up all the brake lines (Jim S you were right) and
>bleed
> them.
>
> Connected the hydraulic throw out bearing to the master cylinder and bleed.
>
> Installed the radiator surge tank.
>
> Installed most of the electric cooling fan and thermostat (some parts
>missing).
>
> Re-engineered the lower radiator hose, thanks guys for all the help and
> suggestions.
>
> Ran all the new radiator hoses.
>
> Wired up all the components, oil sender, coolant sender, thermostat for fan,
> coil, distributor and coil, and re-connected the original misc. stuff. I have
> an old wiring harness from a car I parted out so I was able to keep the same
> wiring color scheme. More wire was required because some of the components
>were
> further away now.
>
> Installed radiator support brackets.
>
> Installed misc. wire/tubing clamps, still have more of these to do.
>
> To start the engine I still have to:
>
> Plumb the heater.
>
> Put hose clamps on the rad hoses.
>
> Fill radiator.
>
> Finish installing the elect fan (parts missing : - ( )
>
> Spin engine to get oil pressure.
>
> Install distributor and plug wires
>
> Hook up wires to the starter.
>
> To Drive it I have to:
>
> Install the shifter.
>
> Drain and refill the transmission (shoulda done that while it was out of the
> car).
>
> Put two bolts in the rear cross member.
>
> Install drive shaft.
>
> Chase down a longer 1.5" tube for the lower radiator hose (not critical)
>
> Find/buy the little speedo square drive for the T-5 transmission to the VDO
> speedo.
>
> Larry "driving it soon" Hoy
>
> Larry Hoy
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