Oil, galleries, flushing, priming

[Rustjunky67]

I want to take an extra step of precaution here before assembly....
94 k1500 5.7
I have cam, lifters, pushrods out.....
intake OFF.....
Can I use old distributor priming tool to run atf through the galleries as it sits as a "flush"?
If my understanding is correct, flow is pan/pump/filter/galleries....
So if I run priming tool will the oil/atf/ whatever sort of flush those galleries out?.....
I'm just wanting to make sure there's nothing in them that may be detrimental......
Or is I crazy and it's a waste of time?....
Mainly just unsure about not having cam/lifters/intake etc in place....
Thanks guys

 

[tayto]

sounds like a waste of time. only way to truly cleans then out is full tear down of block and a rifle brush. then a proper cleaning, hot tank, jet wash or even pressure washer

 

[Rustjunky67]

One more thing, how much oil needs to be in it to even be able to get oil up through there?

 

[Rustjunky67]

sounds like a waste of time. only way to truly cleans then out is full tear down of block and a rifle brush. then a proper cleaning, hot tank, jet wash or even pressure washer

Yeah that's not happening..
At least I can say it's not happening unless this camshaft don't make it....

 

[Hipster]

it's not going to push oil through the galleries without a cam in place

 

[Rustjunky67]

it's not going to push oil through the galleries without a cam in place

That was what I was wondering thanks......
So with cam and lifters (no pushrods) will I get flow or does it need the pressure from the valves to create that?

 

[Komet]

If it needs a flush, everything should come out to ensure what you're flushing isn't still trapped inside. Why are you flushing? Metal shavings? Heavy sludge?

 

[evilunclegrimace]

That was what I was wondering thanks......
So with cam and lifters (no pushrods) will I get flow or does it need the pressure from the valves to create that?

Pressure from what valves?

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

A lot of glitter and debris gets trapped behind the cam bearings too. If you don't remove them you'll still have contamination.

 

[Rustjunky67]

Pressure from what valves?

The intake and exhaust valves.....I'm not aware of any other valves associated with camshaft