no oil to rockers?

[grumpyvette]

grumpy,If I connect a heavy duty 500 RPM drill to the oil pump and rotate clockwise for 5 minutes, should I see any flow of oil through the push-rods and into the heads? Some have said that the operation of the lifters with the engine running is required to push oil up the pushrods and the primer only does the bottom half. Thanks in advance..... I suspect I damaged the pump when I used the pan to jack it up and change motor mounts. The pan is pushed in about 3/4".
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heres a bit of useful related push rod length info
Big Block Chevy, Standard Length Big Block Intake 3/8" / .080" 8.275"
295-7941-8 Big Block Chevy, Standard Length Big Block Exhaust 3/8" / .080" 9.250"
295-7969-8 Big Block Chevy, Standard Big Block +.100" Long Intake 3/8" / .080" 8.375"
295-7979-8 Big Block Chevy, Standard Big Block +.100" Long Exhaust 3/8" / .080" 9.350"
295-7951-8 Big Block Chevy, Standard Length Big Block Tall Deck Intake 3/8" / .080" 8.675"
295-7961-8 Big Block Chevy, Standard Length Big Block Tall Deck Exhaust 3/8" / .080" 9.650"
295-7800 V8 396-454 Retro Fit Pushrod Set, Intake & Exhaust, 1965-Present
3/8" / .080"
3/8" / .080" 7.725 Int.
8.675 Exh
295-7913-16 Small Block Chevy, Standard Length Small Block Chevy 3/8" / .080" 7.800"
295-7984-16 Small Block Chevy, +.100" Long 3/8" / .080" 7.900"
295-7934-16 Big Block Ford, Standard Length Ford `72-'78 429-460 3/8" / .080" 8.550"
295-7951-16 Big Block Ford, Standard Length Ford `69-'71 429-460 3/8" / .080" 8.675"
295-7582-16 Oldsmobile, Std Length 455 5/16" 9.550"

your oil pump pick-up is normally mounted 3/8" off the oil pan floor if your oil pan floor is pushed up 3/4" you need to replace or repair the pan and probably the pump or pick up

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