Originally Posted by 482
Also, I had a priming tool that apparently blocked oil passage when the lower part of it would get out of alignment where it fit in the distributor hole.
I primed and primed and rotated and rotated with a 1/2" drill, Nothing!!
Changed tool and that thing immediately pumped oil everywhere.
The first tool had a little c-clip on it letting the shaft move up while trying to prime.
The new one had a pin through it so it could not move.
Just a thought!
thats why i just use and old stock dist and cut the top off and then put the shaft back in and tack weld a washer around the shaft to keep it from falling out and you only need to chuck it up to a 1/2" drill and prime away. i made mine years ago and still got em
as well as the valve covers cut out for adjusting the rockers and checking for proper oiling