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Hello all. Having an lube problem. Putting my 402 back together after some inspection and gasket changes. Since it has not been run for quite a while, I thought i would prime the oil pump before installing the intake. I'm not getting oil to the rockers on the passenger side. Ran the drill motor for about 5 minutes. Should i prime longer or look for an issue? Was never a problem before with this engine. Thanks.

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Rotate the crank then prime more.

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I will give it a try, thanks for the reply.

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Just a thought....If you are running a shaft ONLY, you need the trimmed up housing /shaft combo. The housing makes the feed to the other side ((sb or BB). longhorn:chevy:

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Didn't know that, makes sense. I guess i'm ready for final assy.

Thanks CL

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https://www.summitracing.com/parts/arp-130-8802


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No doubt the ARP stuff is of super high quality, but there are cheaper primers, too, by the Proform and Summit brands.

I used a proper primer on mine and it did take quite a while to prime. I was surprised. At first I didn't realize that the shaft didn't drop down quite deep enough onto the oil pump connector. But then, even after I got full pump engagement, it took a while to see the oil at the rockers.

I think I may have also turned the crank to make sure galleries were lining up and I was getting enough oil to prime the rod bearings.

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Getter -Done, showed you right....I do agree Matt Franklin, there may be cheaper products out there;) That ARP pcs is nice, & the price is not bad (figure cutting an old dizzy, & making the pcs. Been there, done that....your time probably is worth more than the cash! But,yes he did show A nice pc.....that bottom pc crosses one side to the other on the lifter gallery.;) We all have it square.....time for a :smoke: CL

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We all assume you are using a good 1/2" drill. I didn't have a good drill for years and I never got much oil to prime in my engines.

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I did use the straight rod type since I already had it. Will by a better unit for the next time. Did run the engine for a short time today, pulled the valve covers and all is well. Thanks for all the info and knowledge.

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Congrats! And have fun driving it!

You have four more months of road construction season before winter starts. ;-)

(I can say that because I'm from Minnesota originally.)

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You got that right.

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I just used a speed wrench by hand at about 60 RPM to pump up the oil until it came out each and every rocker. That's all it takes to prime the way I see it.