You can also remove the valve cover and dump a quart of oil over the valve
train and let is run down to the cam. Of course you may need to drain some
oil if this additional quart over-fills the sump.
Geo
On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Philip Ethier <pethier7@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can you pull the spark plugs and run it on the starter motor? Shoot oil
> into the cylinders first. Hook up an oil-pressure gauge and crank the
> engine until you see oil pressure.
>
> There is also some trick you can do first with the distributor-drive, I
> think, but I have never tried that and I can ot advise you on it.
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 3:08 PM, <jhmdds@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > List,
> >
> >
> > My newly rebuilt '75 Tr6 engine has been mounted on a stand in my
> > basement for several years. I am finally ready to put it in the car but
> > was
> > wondering about the cam and its state of lubrication after all this time.
> > Is
> > there an easy way to relube it without much disassembly? Is relubing
> > necessary? Anything else I should check/do before reinstallation?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jamie Maddox
> >
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