No oil to rockers?

[1320racer]

1legjerry…KNOWS

[Kenney Kelley]

Does your cam have the notch at the rear journal or does all Chevrolet cams have that? Did you by any chance put the 6 plugs in the block to far? When you primed the block did you remove the 1/8" pipe plug in front of the block to see if you are getting oil up front, if so it might be what the other Gentlemen have said about the lifters or have you run a wire down through the push rods? I know this is basic knowledge and I know you probably have built alot of Chevy Motors in your life time but you were asking for suggestions.

Remove the intake, prime it, does the oil exit bottom of the lifter heavily? If so the lifter is wrong .

[curtis reed]

This may sound crazy but I have seen it. Did you look at the lifters to make sure they all have the oil hole drilled in the band?

[G money]

check the oil hole in the lifter and see if it meets the oil galley, if it doesn't then mill a .003 groove from oil radius on lifter to oil hole on the lifter. I had to due that on my son's super stock motor, they where not cheap lifter's .

Originally Posted by G money

check the oil hole in the lifter and see if it meets the oil galley, if it doesn't then mill a .003 groove from oil radius on lifter to oil hole on the lifter. I had to due that on my son's super stock motor, they where not cheap lifter's .

We?ve had to take a dremel and very slightly grove down ( tiny groove) from the oil hole to the recess. Seen this about a dozen times.