Hey all, I primed my new build today with a old distributor shaft. Good gauge pressure, resistance on the drill. Oil will only seap out of the rockers tho. (Not alot) I rotated the engine by hand several times as I still have it on the stand, priming after each turn, had same results.

I am assuming without the engine running there will not be much at the top end, as the lifters need to be moving to allow all the oil galleys and lifter bodies to achieve full pressure..

Am I correct? Or do I have an oil problem? Thanks...

Did you use a cordless drill or electric drill? The cordless ones don't have enough balls. Double check the passenger side rear oil galley plug is in place. AKA the Hidden plug.. With the disturbutor removed, you should be able to see where it goes.. First pic showing the brass plug. Second pic showing a hex socket through the rear of the block to install/remove

All the galleys will bleed oil. They must. I used an electric drill that had high rpm's to spin it. Even with the high speed drill, it took 45 minutes of constant drill before I got them all to go.

Thanks for the input.
Electric drill. Sure all galley plugs are in.
Talked with a few guys on the PY forum and they say im good to go. They say its normal not to get much out of the rocker tips when priming and it takes awhile to get there. Just something I want to verify while the engine is on the stand, not in the car.

Hoody, Did you have to rotate the engine assembly thoughtout the 45min to get the oil up there?