dry Chevy engine

[Hemmjo]

Ah, maybe your engine does not have a distributor... oops

 

[used red MN]

Like Henry's plug spitting trash is any better...
Exactly, if they would have equipped their vehicles properly, every new owner would have wondered what the catchers mitt was for on the front seat. For catching the spark plugs, as they fly out of the head.

To the OP, too late know but why was the engine oil not refilled if it was a running truck with no problems.

 

[ss55]

Pulling the ignition fuse and cranking it over until pressure shows up on the oil pressure gauge sounds like a pretty good and simple way to pre-lube the engine without tearing into it.

After five yeas there is probably a fair amount of condensation in the oil. Maybe crack the oil drain plug to drain that out before starting.

 

[Texasmark]

Having done this before, I pulled the plugs and squirted a few pumps of engine oil into the cylinders and with a freshly charged battery cranked the engine till I had good solid oil pressure. Then with upper cylinder lube in the fresh gasoline, reinstalled the plugs and lit it off. Worked for me.

 

[timcasbolt]

I wouldn't think there would be any difference between restarting an engine after a few weeks or a few years. It can't take that long for every drop of oil to find it's way into the sump.

 

[DoubleO7]

From a Silverado/Sierra forum:

To prime the oil pump, use an 8mm Allen wrench to remove the oil galley plug on the driver's side, lower, front corner of the block. Use a 2-ft. long length of 3/8" I.D. fuel hose and screw it about an 1.5" into the hole where you just removed the plug. Slowly pure about 8 oz. of engine oil into the hose via a funnel. Wait about 3 minutes, remove the hose, and replace the oil galley plug. Your pump should now be primed and ready for the engine to start. If you do not have oil pressure right away, shut down the engine and do not start it again until you have corrected whatever has caused the problem.


Engine Pro Technical Committee and Melling Tool Company"

Since you did not install a new oil pump, might not be necessary but might be a good thing to do anyway.

 

[dhermesc]

Fill it with a quality 5w30 oil and start it. The little bit of oil left in the galleys will give a tiny bit of lubricant and it takes about 2 seconds to build up pressure when cranking. If the engine is so close to the edge that a few seconds of operation at 0 oil pressure will lead to failure it was too close to be driven safely anyway. Now if you were using Fram oil filters with some that had the failing anti-drain back valves that made every start a dry start the accumulation would eventually cause issues - especially on a modern automotive engine. I would add a quality stop leak to the oil as the seals and gaskets have probably all gotten a bit dry.


Take for instance a Farmall H with a canister oil filter. To my knowledge it does not have an anti-drain back system of any consequence (with the bypass and all) and has been started dry every time it has sat for more than a week. Then its 80 year old oil pump takes about a minute to get oil pressure up to 35 PSI. I don't hesitate to start it or go through any elaborate starting procedure.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

My sentiments as well. gm

 

[Janicholson]

A Farmall with pressure oiling system and cartridge bypass filter (canister) the orifice leading to the filter has the restriction. This allows oil pressure to be rather immediate. Jim

 

[2x4]

filter was left on it.