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Originally Posted by David Hodgson
Geof
You can pre prime by removing the dizzy and with a long hex drive and either a drill or speed brace, wind the pump 'till you pump oil through the engine. Cant remember which direction to rotate, but obviously the same direction as your dizzy spins, or
disconnect your coil and crank the engine untill you have oil pressure, then crank another 5 to 10 seconds should be enough to refill galleries and get oil to your mains.
Reconnect coil and start. Cam break in is another procedure, not sure if it is still done these days. |
Get an old distributor, remove the cam drive gear, insert distributor in the hole, attach drill to the rod that pokes out at the top and turn it anti clockwise for 15 to 20 seconds, turn the engine 1/4 turn then repeat a couple of more times. Engine will now be full of oil and you havent even run it yet. Good way to get oil everywhere before that first important startup.