turn right direction ?

 

dist would not go in if wrong correct

 

not trying to insult you but you did put oil in after pump install and pick up tube ?

 

Going to do that tomorrow. I need a break today...

 

I can APPRECIATE a break.

Might be rough getting your pump primed now without either first priming it submerged in oil or filling it with petroleum jelly (not in the pump cavity) before installing it.

 

The pickup in the pan. If it is installed wrong or not installed at all there will be nothing to pull the oil from the bottom of the pan.

 

The pickup is on correctly. I tried turning the pump both ways. Nothing. Guess I'll pull it off this week and see what's up.

 

Well just because I have the disposable income right now I am going to go ahead and get a rebuilt short block and have everything fresh. I found a shop here that has long blocks for 1399.00 and short locks for 999.00 so I am going to pull this one out this week/end and put it all together next week.

Is it easier to pull the engine and tranny all at once or to just disconnect and pull the block?

 

To pull it out in one chunk you'll have to remove the front header and radiator and so on just to have enough room to work with. I would just yank the engine only. To make it easier to remove the top two bellhousing bolts, remove the engine mounts completely, then let the engine drop lower into the engine bay. Then you can get to those pesky bolts a little easier. Just be careful and make sure you have all of the wiring loose and ground straps disconnected. removing the intake and exhaust manifolds will give you a lot of needed room too.

 

By header do you mean the front grill or just the metal across the top of the radiator?

Will a 1k engine stand from Harbor freight hold the 4.0?

This should be fun, I haven't pulled a motor since I was a kid and swapped (stole) my brothers 289 out of his mustang after he went in the marines in 1980 and put it in my Fairlane 500!

 

Yeah the front clip, then you don't have to lift the engine a mile high and at a steep angle. By doing the engine only it's almost a straight pull up and out without having to remove the front clip.

 

Thanks for the advice! I think since I am doing basically a full engine swap I am going to replace the radiator as well and depending upon how ambitious maybe even the heater core as well.

 

Sorry to resurrect an old post, but am curious.
This seems to be an air bubble in the pump that means no movement of oil from the pan to the rest of the engine.

Couldn't you prime the pump from the oil filter with either a pressurized backflow of oil using small hand pump and a fitting tapped into a old filter.
Alternatively prime the pump from the filter port using a lower viscosity fluid (like seafoam or something similar)?
Then run the pump with the drill/screwdriver setup until oil flows out the filter port?

Might make a mess but seems easier to clean a mess than drop the oil pan.
Just curious about this.
Someone must have come up with a trick rather than dropping the oil pan.