It did not fire up, but I have checked and I have spark. So it did not run.I put oil on the valve train, in the filter canister, and in the oil pan. I put marvel's mystery oil in the cylinders twice to get everything lubed up. bartamos, I don't know what you mean by
The oil pump is usually primed with dizzy off and a suitable rod that fits the pump shaft, down the hole where the dizzy was, and driven by a drill.
What does "ran it around" mean?
[quote=bartamos]
I am unfamiliar with the term dizzy (distributor?) and I never said anything about "ran it around". The motor is a 235 in a 1952 6400 2-ton.