82stock

I rebuilt my motor and tried to start it today. The gauges indicated no oil pressure. I removed the oil filter and there was no sign of oil flow. Are there any classic mistakes that I could have made? Is it a bad oil pump? Any thoughts would help.

Thanks

I did some serching and I didn't use vasiline. Is there another way to prime the pump or do I have to take it apart again?

deserttoy84

did u put oil in the engine??? I didnt prime my oil pump and i just cranked over the engine without the coil wire on then i started it up, no problems.

DudeBud

if you are going to prime it by cranking it, its a good idea to pull the plugs out to keep some force off of the rod bearings. i would pull the pump back off and pack it with vasiline or grease. put some oil in the filter too

deserttoy84

i got that covered too... i put assembly lube and oil on the bearings before i put the caps back on.

82stock

Yes, I put oil in and lubed everything including the oil pump but it sat for a week or so. I have an idiot light and an electric sr5 pressure gauge zero oil pressure. I pulled all the plugs and cranked it for about 5 seconds. I saw the gauge move a little (I think). Now I have the radiator and such out. I'm going to pack the pump unless you think it's something else.

Still no oil in filter

deserttoy84

I dunno, Ive built 2 motor without priming and they both worked out fine.

SoCal4Running

5 seconds isnt going to be long enough to build pressure when not primed. Try multiple short burst till you have pressure on the guage.

navyredneck

I had to crank on mine for probably at least a minute. I'd crank for 15 seconds then give it a rest then crank another 15 seconds and so on. It was at least a minute of cranking before my oil idiot light went out. And yes, I did it without spark plugs and with the coil wire disconnected.

82stock

Thanks everyone, I packed the pump with vaseline and it came right up to pressure.