11-06-2004, 08:01 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Dawsonville,
GA
Cobra Make, Engine: 302 done, CSX289 comp body, leaf spring chassis to original specs...
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Oil pump priming
I have pulled the distributor and am priming the oil pump and galleys using a drill/Milodon shaft.
I am getting good pressure (~10lbs) on my mechanical gauge and I rotated the crank assembly through 720' to lube things as best as I can.
Some paperwork I have on newly starting an engine says that I should be able to pull a valve cover off and see that the valve train is being lubricated also. So I did this and other than the oil used in the build process, it seems pretty dry.
I realize that the valve train has moved very little, given that I only turned it 720'...but should I see much oil at this point?
I have read threads that spoke of oil coming out the breather tubes under race conditions through a turn. With that much oil in the valve covers under load, it seems that I should be getting more oil flow than I am during the prime.
Should I worry about this??? 
-John
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