Oil pressure after rebuild

['70 521 L16]

So I've swapped a freshly rebuilt

L20b into the 521, but with everything in place I'm a little hesitant to do anything until I get adequate oil pressure. I've tried turning it on the starter a little bit and I am getting oil in the line (aftermarket mech. gauge) but I thought it would be a little faster to build up and I'm just wondering if there's a less nerve-racking way to go about this considering everything that's at stake. Everythings assembled and tight (pump works fine... Confirmed visually). I've heard there are differences between l16 and l20b dist spindles but I have two that look the same?? They're both 9".

[datzenmike]

If you used assembly lube and pored oil over the valve train, filled the oil filter and the oil pump before installing you're good to go... fire away. The factory didn't do more than this.

 

Contact HRH he installed the oil pump without the spindle and dizzy and used a long screwdriver down the dizzy hole and turned it with and electric drill to build pressure. I did a similar thing with a spindle without the gear on it and used a drill to turn it. Works quite well.

['70 521 L16]

Datzenmike to the rescue once more. Thanks.

[HRH]

http://community.ratsun.net/topic/25243-ka-z24-build-compression-questions-done/page__st__120

 

This page, post 123 for the Ratsun approved pre-luber tool! :D

[banzai510(hainz)]

l16 and l20b dist spindles

 

 

SAME!!!!!!!!!!!! If oil pump has oil in it. Just starte the MOFO

 

what I do is prime the carb up also buy before I installed the pump I hook up the lines and pump the fuel pump till it goes limp. Mean carb has its gass. Install pump. Pump carb up and start.

 

I also grease or oil up the cam and pour oil down the chain also.

['70 521 L16]

Thanks guys. 50psi within 5 seconds of very first startup and no leaks to speak of yet. Woo!