I just have to say Thank you for saying you don’t know why 1 priming tool works better than another! So many UA-camrs are scared to say “I don’t know” so they give crap information. This can cause problems for those seeking solutions! So thank you for being honest!
The only sensible answer! and the one that worked for me. Tool shmule, if it turns the pump it is working I rotated the crank and completely filled left bank of my sbc Vortec 350 Corvette build...Thanks Hodge!!
I have mine sitting on a stand, I've cranked the engine over with a bar several times (priming at same time) with no luck. You don't mean physically turn the engine upside down do you? Lol
Distributor machining reveals all: your original tool annulus was so tall, it opened up that right bank galley and was puking oil up top in the valley - which just drained back to sump, rather than supply your lifter bores.
I had a Chevy Small Block 283 out of a 1965 pick up truck that, after I rebuilt it, had ZERO oil flow / no oil pressure to the lifter gallery. My oil pressure gauge read 40 psi at the oil pressure port on the lower side of the engine. 40 psi is kind of low for a fresh rebuild, but the bottom end ( crank & connecting rod bearings ) were getting oil pressure. To this day ( 35 years later ) I STILL don't know what the problem was. I DID use a 1973 Chevy electronic distributor so as to eliminate the need for points. Knowing that Chevy makes just about ALL of their stuff interchangeable AND seeing how others had done the same thing, I was confident in following suit. I changed the oil pump twice trying to figure out the problem. I changed the oil filter several times. I even thought that I might have left an oil gallery ( allen screw ) plug out during reassembly. If it was a rear one there would've been oil pouring out all over. That problem is what brought me here today. When I die the second question I will ask God is: "What the hell caused that no lifter gallery oil pressure situation with my chevy 283 back in 1986 ?" The first question, of course, will be "How many men shot JFK and WHERE were they positioned and WHY did they shoot him. ?
hei came out in 75 not 73 and you likely had a oil gallery plug maybe an internal one installed wrong or not at all. I understand your frustration been there many days 😆.
Had the same tool,oil very slowly came up most pushrods. The problem is the dimension of the two machined surfaces that form the oil channel is too small. I cleaned them up and wrapped a thin strip of duct tape around each journal. Trial and error till it fit snug in the block,my oil pressure jumped from 20 to 40 . Oil came up to all pushrods right away
I have the Exact same priming tool and the same problem. I did mine with the Intake manifold off and the oil from the oil pump came gushing up the shaft of the priming tool. The Tool is supposed to Block the oil from coming up the Distributer Shaft...that is the problem !
Yes... YES. The oil flows AROUND that RECESS and FEEDS your lifter galleries. Most modern day "tools" are made in China and they DO NOT have ANY concept of making things to Original Equipment from the Manufacturer's ( O.E.M. ) specifications. The alignment and tight "machine fit" of that recessed area of the distributor shaft housing is CRITICAL to the SUPPLY / FLOW of oil to the "top end" ( lifter gallery ) of the engine.
The fact is that even though distributor looks alike. They're not. There are differences in diameter at that bore from and to the housings. And because they're different materials they expand at a different rate. I took a distributor from another big block and installed it into the other drove the car. Had no oil pressure in 30 minutes. It took me 30 minutes to change the distributor to another and problem solved. Do you know how many people throughout the years have complained about bbc oils pressure issues. They all want hei or electronic ignition. I put my points back in, working perfectly
The first one is slipping in the drill chuck… Losing pressure… The borrowed one is eating up your drill chuck…. Getting the pressure but at the cost of your drill chuck… Make sure you buy one with the three flats on the drill end… I know it’s old but maybe it’ll help somebody.
Thank you for sharing this, I'm looking at oil pump priming tools on Amazon and it seems like many of them have this problem based on the reviews... this seems like a problem for Chevy engines especially. I have a Buick 350 V8 so I don't think it matters in my case, but it sounds like if you have a Chevy, you need to make sure to buy the right priming tool. I don't know if you're planning to post any new videos but I'm a big Chevelle fan and it looks like you have some good content so far, so I'll subscribe...
It flow to the other side through a grove on the distributor housing . Had the same concern my first build.I made my own tool just using the center rod. Had 60 psi but nothing on the one bank …. Total freak out.
The oil flows AROUND that RECESS and FEEDS your lifter galleries. Most modern day "tools" are made in China and they DO NOT have ANY concept of making things to Original Equipment from the Manufacturer's ( O.E.M. ) specifications. The alignment and tight "machine fit" of that recessed area of the distributor shaft housing is CRITICAL to the SUPPLY / FLOW of oil to the "top end" ( lifter gallery ) of the engine.
the blue part blocks the drain block hole in the dist hole, if the pass for the right oil galley isnt covered the oil just drains back into the block down thru the dist hole, if you look dont in the dist hole you can see it about 4 inches down
I just have to say Thank you for saying you don’t know why 1 priming tool works better than another! So many UA-camrs are scared to say “I don’t know” so they give crap information. This can cause problems for those seeking solutions! So thank you for being honest!
When priming a small or big block Chev, rotate the engine 180 degrees while priming, and oil will get to both sides. Done this for years, it works.
The only sensible answer! and the one that worked for me. Tool shmule, if it turns the pump it is working I rotated the crank and completely filled left bank of my sbc Vortec 350 Corvette build...Thanks Hodge!!
@@lad63bird Glad to help. Good luck with your build.
I have mine sitting on a stand, I've cranked the engine over with a bar several times (priming at same time) with no luck. You don't mean physically turn the engine upside down do you? Lol
Distributor machining reveals all: your original tool annulus was so tall, it opened up that right bank galley and was puking oil up top in the valley - which just drained back to sump, rather than supply your lifter bores.
I had a Chevy Small Block 283 out of a 1965 pick up truck that, after I rebuilt it, had ZERO oil flow / no oil pressure to the lifter gallery. My oil pressure gauge read 40 psi at the oil pressure port on the lower side of the engine. 40 psi is kind of low for a fresh rebuild, but the bottom end ( crank & connecting rod bearings ) were getting oil pressure. To this day ( 35 years later ) I STILL don't know what the problem was. I DID use a 1973 Chevy electronic distributor so as to eliminate the need for points. Knowing that Chevy makes just about ALL of their stuff interchangeable AND seeing how others had done the same thing, I was confident in following suit. I changed the oil pump twice trying to figure out the problem. I changed the oil filter several times. I even thought that I might have left an oil gallery ( allen screw ) plug out during reassembly. If it was a rear one there would've been oil pouring out all over. That problem is what brought me here today. When I die the second question I will ask God is: "What the hell caused that no lifter gallery oil pressure situation with my chevy 283 back in 1986 ?" The first question, of course, will be "How many men shot JFK and WHERE were they positioned and WHY did they shoot him. ?
hei came out in 75 not 73 and you likely had a oil gallery plug maybe an internal one installed wrong or not at all. I understand your frustration been there many days 😆.
When i was young we just used a long screw driver with the handle cut off in a drill . It worked well for us .
Really good video thank you. Yes! An old distributor is the way to go.
Had the same tool,oil very slowly came up most pushrods. The problem is the dimension of the two machined surfaces that form the oil channel is too small. I cleaned them up and wrapped a thin strip of duct tape around each journal. Trial and error till it fit snug in the block,my oil pressure jumped from 20 to 40 . Oil came up to all pushrods right away
I have the Exact same priming tool and the same problem.
I did mine with the Intake manifold off and the oil from the oil pump came gushing up the shaft of the priming tool. The Tool is supposed to Block the oil from coming up the Distributer Shaft...that is the problem !
the gap in the shafts.. yes oil flows threw that grove.
Jody Tegge Thank you for confirming that. I couldn’t find any information online regarding that issue.
Yes... YES. The oil flows AROUND that RECESS and FEEDS your lifter galleries. Most modern day "tools" are made in China and they DO NOT have ANY concept of making things to Original Equipment from the Manufacturer's ( O.E.M. ) specifications. The alignment and tight "machine fit" of that recessed area of the distributor shaft housing is CRITICAL to the SUPPLY / FLOW of oil to the "top end" ( lifter gallery ) of the engine.
The fact is that even though distributor looks alike. They're not. There are differences in diameter at that bore from and to the housings. And because they're different materials they expand at a different rate. I took a distributor from another big block and installed it into the other drove the car. Had no oil pressure in 30 minutes. It took me 30 minutes to change the distributor to another and problem solved. Do you know how many people throughout the years have complained about bbc oils pressure issues. They all want hei or electronic ignition. I put my points back in, working perfectly
The first one is slipping in the drill chuck… Losing pressure… The borrowed one is eating up your drill chuck…. Getting the pressure but at the cost of your drill chuck…
Make sure you buy one with the three flats on the drill end…
I know it’s old but maybe it’ll help somebody.
Well that explains why mine was $10 lol helped me a lot cus I noticed it was eating up the tool. Gonna get a better one
Just gri N
just grind teeth off old distributer,weld tall hex nut to top of shaft.been using mine for many years.
Or grind 3 flats in the cheap toool
Thanks for the explanation! Same thing was happing to me. Cheap tools suck!
Thank you for sharing this, I'm looking at oil pump priming tools on Amazon and it seems like many of them have this problem based on the reviews... this seems like a problem for Chevy engines especially. I have a Buick 350 V8 so I don't think it matters in my case, but it sounds like if you have a Chevy, you need to make sure to buy the right priming tool.
I don't know if you're planning to post any new videos but I'm a big Chevelle fan and it looks like you have some good content so far, so I'll subscribe...
Don not use the Proform primer tool most parts stores sells it actually blocks off the oil port.
The reason you were not getting oil on the right bank is because the oil passes around that groove to feed the right bank
It flow to the other side through a grove on the distributor housing . Had the same concern my first build.I made my own tool just using the center rod. Had 60 psi but nothing on the one bank …. Total freak out.
I ordered a priming tool online and it keeps slipping
The cheapest fix is the right fix the first time.
what was your final oil pressure and what oil do you use?
I'm having the problem with oil not coming through one rocker arm
Make sure that lifter is not adjusted too tight? It needs to be able to spin in the bore
The oil flows AROUND that RECESS and FEEDS your lifter galleries. Most modern day "tools" are made in China and they DO NOT have ANY concept of making things to Original Equipment from the Manufacturer's ( O.E.M. ) specifications. The alignment and tight "machine fit" of that recessed area of the distributor shaft housing is CRITICAL to the SUPPLY / FLOW of oil to the "top end" ( lifter gallery ) of the engine.
I have the ARP primer. That and rotating the engine works great
I bought that same tool and my engine wouldn't prime either
Try tightening up the priming tool in your drill.its pretty obvious is slipping in the drill chuck.
the blue part blocks the drain block hole in the dist hole, if the pass for the right oil galley isnt covered the oil just drains back into the block down thru the dist hole, if you look dont in the dist hole you can see it about 4 inches down
You didnt do anything