So there is a large plug screwed into the main oil gallery on my LS Orphan which I have been advised has to be removed in order to gain access to the gallery to prelube the motor before initiating a start.
Is this plug going to give me trouble when I go to take it out?
What does the forum recommend by way of a pre-oiler system to use?
Nick
I didn't prime mine when I did the cam swap (engine in the truck) and it was a bit of a bad experience. Before putting the spark plugs in it, I spun it with the starter quite a bit hoping it would pump up the lifters. It didn't work. One hammered for quite a while and caused me some unneeded distress. It finally quieted down and has been fine for 125k miles. I realize I'm the minority. Many don't prime these engines and don't have problems.
When we got ready to crank up the engine in my brother's Camaro (6.0 L96), we primed it, even though it was a used (20k miles) engine. It hadn't run in a few years and we didn't want any problems. We did something similar to this....
I bought a setup online that uses a small, 12V pump that pumps oil up into that galley. It's kind of like a fish tank pump in that it is submerged in the oil when in use. I like the approach on the video above. Probably would have been cheaper.
