Thread: 20 year old rebuild

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If the engine was stored in a plastic bag and wrapped up and been sitting in an area that gets cool then hot a lot, I'd at least pull the pan and maybe intake to make sure it isn't rusty inside. I learned the lesson the hard way on wrapping an engine in plastic and putting it in my cold storage device. Whoops.

A little more info on the engine. It's been in my garage. Sparkplug
Holes have been plugged with plastic plugs exhaust and intake ports
Have been stuffed with paper towels soaked in oil. It hasn't been turned over in a year since I put the engine in the car. Filled it up with brad Penn oil and primed the oil pump go the pressure up to 60. Oil is not coming out all push rods. I really don't want to take it out,but
I don't want to ruin a number correct engine.

Originally Posted by steveleb

Oil is not coming out all push rods.

If the driver's side is oiling, but the passenger's side is not, then you need to use the priming tool that I linked in post #2. The bottom part of the tool completes the galleyway to provide oil to the passenger's side just like the bottom part of the distributor housing does.

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