you may get a drop now and then from the lifters, but no, the only real lubrication you get is from the oil flinging off the cranshaft and whatever is splashing around in there. That is what I have been trying to tell you. There is virtually nothing other than crankshaft spray that lubes the cam, which is the reason behind the 2500 RPM break-in period. One or two of the lobes in the middle may benefit from the oil drainback hole in the lifter gallery, but that is about it. Did you read the break-in procedures published by the cam manufacturers? They are are for all practical purposes identical, but read a few of them anyway. As far as lubing the cam, one single solitary revolution will wipe it smooth clean, anything after that is nearly on the microscopic level, I know, I turned my engine one revolution, 1/2 cam revolution, to set the valve clearance, and since I had the pan off I looked up in there. And I was using crane cams special cam breakin lube. You may be alright, as these engines don't have a lot of spring pressure. But make sure you will get a fire built straight away, and don't sit there and grind away with the starter. Check and double check your fuel, timing, etc. And for goodness sakes don't try and run it with no water in it. And yes the distributor turns clockwise looking down from the top. You may have said previously, but do you have the manual? This is probably the most useful tool you can get for your truck. because guessing and divine intervention are not good methods of building any machine. They did things back then, that can be very confusing now days.
Last edited by brokenhead; 12/01/2012 6:45 PM.
