Thanks to Carmine for loaning me his modified W primer. It is 1.37" diameter (same as the distributor) vs the 1.25" for my SBC/BBC primer. Definitely fit in the distributor hole better. After priming it for about five minutes (my drill battery ran out of juice), I got oil through 6 pushrods on the passenger side and 6 pushrods on the drivers side. I turned the crankshaft a quarter turn, and primed it for two minutes. I repeated that process again. That only got one more pushrod to weep oil on the passenger side.
With those results, I would like to get the opinions on whether you would consider it safe to try to start the engine if I put some oil on the 3 rocker arms that didn't get any oil. And if not, how should proceed to get all the pushrods to weep oil?
With those results, I would like to get the opinions on whether you would consider it safe to try to start the engine if I put some oil on the 3 rocker arms that didn't get any oil. And if not, how should proceed to get all the pushrods to weep oil?