Thread: General Hemi Info Part 5

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Pre-oiling:

Pre Oiling on ANY freshly rebuilt motor is critical and even more so on an early Hemi. The rocker shafts are hollow and are filled with oil to lubricate the rockers. If the engine is started dry it is very likely that you will destroy the rocker shafts. I normally prime these early Hemi’s 3 or 4 times before I start them for the first time to insure that they are completely pre-oiled before the initial start. It’s pre-oiled when you have oil out of ALL the rockers.

A tip here, you will want to put some rags down in the sparkplug wells and bolts in the upper exhaust manifold stud-hole to prevent the oil run off from filling the cylinders or running on the floor.