Oil Pump Priming Tool
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Printed Date: April-28-2024 at 3:25pm
Topic: Oil Pump Priming Tool
Posted By: Jonny Quest
Subject: Oil Pump Priming Tool
Date Posted: October-19-2018 at 1:57pm
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Do you Gents know the specs for an oil pump priming tool for the Ford 351W small block? There are 5/16" hex and 1/4" hex. I don't have my distributor with me and I want to pick up a tool at the local NAPA store. Thanks, JQ ------------- Current 2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited Previous 2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow 1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow Aqua skiing, ergo sum |
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Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: October-19-2018 at 2:09pm
| Don't bother. Get a 1/4" drive socket drill adapter and use a long extension with a 5/16" socket on the end. Primed every Ford I've built that way. |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: October-19-2018 at 2:20pm
And if you drop that socket in the hole, you'll have a bad day  It's hard to lose the priming tool in there Like Zach said 5/16 |
Posted By: JoeinNY
Date Posted: October-19-2018 at 3:25pm
I always put electrical tape on my 1/4 drive 5/16" 6 point deep socket to keep it from falling off the extension --- I suspect I have spent more money on electrical tape doing it over the years than I spent on the priming tool that I can never find when I need it. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5MkcBXBBs - Holeshot Video |
KENO wrote:Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: October-19-2018 at 3:41pm
Joe, You just have too many projects going on at the same time.   ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: JoeinNY
Date Posted: October-19-2018 at 4:07pm
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Man look at the size on the gunnels on that beauty - by far the favorite swimming platform in the Fennessy clan... she was missed this summer as she never moved from that spot --- its not the amount of projects that makes me a tool slob - although the multiple project locations doesn't help. Mostly I am just not nearly good enough at keeping track of my tools - usually when I empty all the buckets and benches I recover most of them but only usually. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5MkcBXBBs - Holeshot Video |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: October-19-2018 at 4:21pm
Look at all those steppads you'll need and all the frame rechromeing  ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: October-19-2018 at 4:55pm
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The oil sometimes traps the socket on the shaft but nothing a long pair of needle nose and a magnet can't fix. Never had one fall off but the tape is a good trick. Also, for sure do the deep well, makes it easy to pull off the shaft if it stays in there. Working on a priming tool with one of the distributors Mars sent me which is "machinist guy" beat on the end of with a hammer while installing "unsuccessfully" a RR gear? Also, I didn't know turbo mill motor mounts had touched CC stringers yet. |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: October-19-2018 at 7:41pm
It might resemble this The remains of an old Prestolite a bolt and some sloppy welding. Works like a charm and you'll never lose any of it in the engine 
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Posted By: Jonny Quest
Date Posted: October-19-2018 at 10:58pm
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Thanks gents. I like the idea of a deep 5/16" socket with a little black tape to hold the socket in place. I assume that the drill will run counter-clockwise when spinning the pump, correct? KENO: That's some mighty fine creative engineering there. JQ ------------- Current 2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited Previous 2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow 1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow Aqua skiing, ergo sum |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: October-20-2018 at 9:03am
Back yard hackery at it's best Counterclockwise is right For you JQ, red tape would be more fitting |
Posted By: Jonny Quest
Date Posted: October-21-2018 at 12:17pm
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Thanks, Gents, for the suggestions. The tape-on-the-socket approach worked well. I got the new Edelbrock Performer RPM manifold installed without issues. I still need to fire the engine up and set the ignition timing as I had to remove the dizzy. I did, however, use blue tape... JQ ------------- Current 2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited Previous 2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow 1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow Aqua skiing, ergo sum |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: October-22-2018 at 1:59am
In keeping with all the paint talk lately ,was that PCM blue, old Ford blue, new Ford blue, dark Ford blue or maybe just any old shade of blue?
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Posted By: MrMcD
Date Posted: October-22-2018 at 3:45am
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I too have used the tape method with success. I used a lot of tape to make sure that socket came back up because if it does not you will waste a ton of time trying to get it back. Nice Tool Keno. Much safer than the taped socket approach. ------------- |