Plus Five

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Originally Posted by solidaxel

Thanks I can do that!

I have a oil gauge screwed to the oil bypass on the side of the pan, but have not turned the engine over

It did not say to pressure the system until the rocker arms have oil before turning the engine over?

So with the starter motor only you have good oil pressure, did it come right up to 50# ?

We primed the engine first using a bug sprayer. I called Pace Performance a few months ago and they said to prime it like the videos on U Tube using a bug sprayer to pump oil. One of my friends in the local Chevy club knew how to do it.

It took only a couple of cranks of about 10 seconds to show oil pressure, and it was nearly 50 psi with just the starter cranking it, before we hooked it up to fire.

My oil pressure sender is hooked up in the same spot as yours, at the bypass fitting near the oil filter.