FORD 351 CLEVELAND HOW WE PRIME OIL SYSTEM 

No that’s not a bad idea but the pumps are so cheap new we just replace and check them before we bolt them up to make sure no swarf was left inside and the clearances are in spec.

Haven’t heard of that technique sorry mate, the hand prime way is easy enough I should try and do a dizzy install tips video

@@thebrisbanebrothers8332 that would be awesome

Did you check the pushrod isnt blocked? And does the lifter pump up and down freely?

@@thebrisbanebrothers8332 pushrod clear and the new lifters do not push down freely . I didnt rebuild the engine NAPA did and The guy whowns the car 1970 Mach 1 has Cancer so Im trying to help him out so he can drive it while he can .Im thinking the lifters themselves . I restored the car from the ground up and got stuck doing all the other stuff I didnt really want to do but couldnt say no . Thanks mate

@@thebrisbanebrothers8332 It turns out 14 bad lifters , Replaced all of them and now have oil flow , Quality Control was lacking I guess , found 1 lifter had two disc in it when all the others had 1 ,

You have to rotate the crank about 90 degrees every now and then as well to line up the oil galleries and passages mate

@@thebrisbanebrothers8332 did it and still all the others are dry . Pulled out a pushrod to make sure pre lube did dry up and blew it out with my mouth . It was clear . #5 #3 exhaust are the only ones with oil

HPR30 mate by Penrite is our go to

@@thebrisbanebrothers8332 thanks guys 👍 what about spark plug gap with msd ignition very mild 351c

@@thebrisbanebrothers8332 So 20W-60 for a fresh Clevo build and that featured 15W-40 + additive for running in ? Where are you guys getting the Lucas Product from ?

We pull a cover to check the rockers same time spinning it backwards might have got some oil into the pickup but wouldn’t be ideal.

Eventually the bearings will start to suffer with the loss of oil and start to wear out rapidly. They make some oil mod kits now to help control the oil to the mains with restrictors and it pays to put a larger volume baffled Sump on any clevos that will sit at high revs.

That is why we favour the c4 soaks less power which is important when going 500+ Hp

@@thebrisbanebrothers8332 I figured as much. Why did your mate use a C6 ? Plenty of C4's around. Love your work guys. Please upload more, especially when you get to do engine builds. They never get old.

We used to but there is no need it’s so easy by hand