Thread: Priming oil pump?

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yes. Here's the tool....
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Distributor spins counter-clockwise, so use a drill motor that is reversible. You'll hear the drill motor labor down once the pump picks up oil. Continue to prime for a minute or so or until the drill motor begins to heat up.
http://www.boxwrench.net/specs/ford_429-514.htm

Don Shillady found this oil additive and posted it a while back. I used it to break in the cam on my 300 Ford six and it worked great. Do yourself a huge favor and order a quart. It cost me $32.00 delivered to my front door by UPS and is worth its weight in gold. Add 1 1/2 ounces of it to each quart of oil (9 ounces of additive to 6 quarts of oil) for initial cam break-in, then 1 ounce per quart of oil on subsequent oil changes.
http://www.sfrcorp.com/product/9
This is the only way you can be certain that you have ZDDP in the oil to protect the lifter faces during break-in.

Most builders will now say to run the motor up to 45 minutes or so to break-in the cam. Keep rpm's above 2000, varying between 2000 and 3000. NO IDLING, NO IDLING, NO IDLING. If something goes wrong, water leak or whatever, shut the motor off and fix it, then continue back with the 2000-3000 rpm break-in.

NO GRINDING ON THE STARTER. NO GRINDING ON THE STARTER. NO GRINDING ON THE STARTER. Have everything prepared ready to start. Fresh battery, oil in the pan, water in the system, fuel in the carb bowl, ignition timing adjusted.