Priming 400 question? help please

[John in AZ]

How much resistance is normal when priming the oil pump on a 400? My 18 volt drill has a hard time turning it (counter clockwise) once the oil starts comming up. When I put it on the gear reduction it turns it ok but seems like the oil pump might be to hard?

 

[Dirky]

It's normal. You're 18v drill won't keep up for long, You need a 1/2" electric drill or a good pneumatic drill with a lot of CFM.

 

[LEB Ben]

^^^Agreed.

And I'll probably get a tongue lashing for this, but there have been a couple times where I've used my impact with neck down adapters and 1/4" extensions with the 5/16" (?) socket...with all the joints and socket duct taped together for added 'security'.

 

[John in AZ]

Cool. I thought about the impact but was not shure this was normal. I am glad because I didn't want to pull the pan if not needed. This is a ford rebuild with around 30000 on it. I changed the timing set did an intake & valve covers (since they were sold already) & want to drop it in this weekend to see how it runs.
John