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4.2 oil pump priming

4.2 oil pump priming

jsohn

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1985 jeep cj7 with fiberglass body, AMC 258, T177, Dana 300, and a project in work
Howdy,
I just rebuilt an amc AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l for my 85 CJ7 . I got the motor installed and when I went to prime the oil pump, it hits prime (drill loads up) and I pumped oil out of the pressure sender hole I forgot to plug. After I plugged the sender hole I continued to spin the pump and it felt normal but I didn't see any oil coming out of my pushrods to lubricate the rockers. Is it possible I used to much assembly lube? Is this even a problem? How should I fix this? Any help would be much appreciated.

Josh
 
Thats interesting, I was able to prime mine o.k. by using a drill motor and a tool that duplicated the end of the distributor and rotating it clockwise. I had the ignition key on and was able to get pressure.
 

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