couldnt have said it better myself!!Rick 91GT said:You pull out the distributor and use a drill going counter clockwise to turn the oil pump shaft. I use an old dist shaft, they also sell priming tools.
If you do not have one of those, use a 1/2" scoket on a long extention. Make sure you TAPE the socket and extention together so you do not drop it in the MOTOR! You'll feel the drill kick in when it starts making pressure. I like to pull the valve covers to make sure oil is getting up to all the rockers.
Prime it one, then by hand turn the motor over 90 degrees and prime it some more. Put it back on TDC and stab the dist back in, set timing and your all set.
srothfuss said:There are quite a few ways to Determine TDC:
The way I do it with the cylinder heads installed:
1) Remove all of the spark plugs (make's it easier to rotate the motor)
2) Have a friend hold a finger in the #1 spark plug hole
3) Rotote the engine by hand until your friend feels air trying to push his finger out of the plug hole.
Once the air stops pushing you have reached TDC on cylinder #1. Take your distributor and line the rotor up with the #1 terminal on the cap (line on the distributor housing will work) and drop it in. You will have to get the gears to mesh so it will take a little work.
*Note: If your friends finger reports sucktion than cylinder #1 is on the power (?) stroke and you will have to start all over... I was always told to keep rotating the engine in the correct direction.
Rick 91GT said:If you do not have one of those, use a 1/2" scoket on a long extention.
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