Do any of you running an LS engine have a pressure luber for getting a new engine ready before firing it up. Would you also be willing to loan it out. I have a friend doing a 6.0 swap and is getting close to starting it.
SteveS said
Feb 8, 2012
I don't, but I wish I would have before I started mine. I'm running a high volume pump and a Autokraft pan that has an extra long pick-up and I attempted to crank it over to build pressure and it never did. I ended up hooking a hand pump like they use to fill boat lower units to the gauge hole on the back of the block. I had to pump up pressure and hold it while it forced the oil through and repeat. After a few minutes of hand priming it would pump up by cranking.
Here's an article on how to build your own. I might try this next time
Do any of you running an LS engine have a pressure luber for getting a new engine ready before firing it up. Would you also be willing to loan it out. I have a friend doing a 6.0 swap and is getting close to starting it.
I don't, but I wish I would have before I started mine. I'm running a high volume pump and a Autokraft pan that has an extra long pick-up and I attempted to crank it over to build pressure and it never did. I ended up hooking a hand pump like they use to fill boat lower units to the gauge hole on the back of the block. I had to pump up pressure and hold it while it forced the oil through and repeat. After a few minutes of hand priming it would pump up by cranking.
Here's an article on how to build your own. I might try this next time
http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/ccrp_0906_budget_pressure_luber_build/index.html