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it has solid lifters and a new mechanical gauge. I haven't took the intake off and tried to prime to look for any oil flow. don't really know of anything else to do. I don't want to take the heads off but might end up having to..

thanx for all the help. I'm going to put the canister back on and see if that helps out

Originally Posted by JD649

I haven't took the intake off and tried to prime to look for any oil flow. don't really know of anything else to do. I don't want to take the heads off but might end up having to..

You should never start an engine until you have primed the oil pump and confirmed that you have oil flow into the valve train. Having oil flow into the valve train pretty much assures you've got oil into the crank and cam bearings. You don't need to take off the intake or the heads to confirm oil flow, just look for it at your rocker arms. Oil gets to your rocker arms thru the push rods.

Do you know how to spin your oil pump before installing your distributor?