No Oil to head

[cruzersoul]

I have a F engine that was getting oil to the head prior to me replacing a head gasket. This seems to be an awful big coincidence because the 2 have nothing in common.

I have been trying to prime my oil pump with a drill for about 5 minutes. I get good oil flow from my oil filter connection but I dont get any flow from the little brass tubing. I removed the engine side cover to verify that the brass line was still intact. I then removed the brass line from the block to see if I would get any oil from the fitting.

That brings me to my question why am I not getting any oil to the head. What do I need to look at.

Thanks,
Drew

 

[IDave]

Last time I primed (on my F135) I found the same thing: it never "happened" with the drill. But everything was assembly lubed and when I started up I had great pressure and the oil showed up in the head.

The oil comes up into the tube through a hole in the camshaft and it has to be aligned for the oil to come to the head.

Just pre-oil or lube your rocker assembly and start it and watch. Make sure you have pressure right away, of course.

The later F1/2 and 2Fs can have the oil passage blocked by putting on the head gasket wrong, but you really can't do that with the copper tube.

 

[cruzersoul]

That's what I just found out.... I went ahead and rotated my cam shaft and decided to try it again and it worked. I thought I was screwed because I have gas in my oil.

Thanks,
Drew

 

[IDave]

That's what I just found out.... I went ahead and rotated my cam shaft and decided to try it again and it worked. I thought I was screwed because I have gas in my oil.

Thanks,
Drew

Good. Here's a picture of the oiling system for grins.

If you really have gas in your oil then your fuel pump needs replacing and you really need to flush your oiling system.

 

[cruzersoul]

Already on top of it..... I changed my fuel pump a couple days ago and then tonight I went ahead and drained my oil. How do I go about flushing all of that s*** oil out of the engine. I was thinking about running the engine with the new oil anywhere between 250-500 miles and then changing the oil again.

 

[FJforty]

I would think a 15 minute drive at highway speeds would do it. The gas will break down the oil, I wouldn't run it very long. Buy cheap oil, if there is such a thing.

 

[IDave]

I would think a 15 minute drive at highway speeds would do it. The gas will break down the oil, I wouldn't run it very long. Buy cheap oil, if there is such a thing.

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