Charlie,
I could not find information in the Tech Tips.
You could try searching on: "oil priming" or "priming engine".
Here is a brief explanation:
After pulling out the distributor (first - mark or note the direction/position of the rotor), look at the bottom of the distributor shaft. The bottom of the shaft is the part that drives the oil pump.
You need to obtain/make a long screw-driver fitting for a drill. With that drill/driver, spin the oil pump until oil comes out the rocker arm shaft (500-1000 RPM should do this).
Then, stick a long screw driver down the distributor shaft and turn the oil pump shaft to the position it was in when you removed the distributor.
Put the distributor back in and, if you did this correctly, the distributor rotor should be in the same direction as before you removed the distributor (this way, your timing will be OK).
If someone finds a good explanation in an older post, feel free to post a link to it.
