No oil to rocker arms?

[Mopar-Charger]

I flipped the rocker shaft so that the tiny holes are facing down. It was too late yesterday to try and start it. But I put everything back in and left one valve cover lose to check if the oil is flowing once I start it. Primed the oil pump, or at least tried to by myself. Heard it flowing but it never made it up the push rods (which are solid not hollow). Once I get home I'll tune it and see how it goes.

 

[A383Wing]

oil will not come up the push rods...oil flow comes up the block, into the head, and up the #4 rocker stand past the shaft bolt. Then into the inside of the rocker shaft and out the little spit holes for the rockers

 

[Mopar-Charger]

So the spit holes on the rockers are facing down, towards the head rather than up towards the valve cover?

Will just cranking the engine make the oil flow up there, or does the engine need to be running and at a higher rpm?

 

[okiemopar]

Just cranking it should get your oil up there, Good Luck with it

 

[A383Wing]

So the spit holes on the rockers are facing down, towards the head rather than up towards the valve cover?

Will just cranking the engine make the oil flow up there, or does the engine need to be running and at a higher rpm?

spit holes face down and towards the exhaust valves, and yes, cranking should put oil up there, as long as you have the oil pump drive gear installed or running the drill motor the correct direction while cranking engine

 

[Mopar-Charger]

Finally fixed, I flipped the rocker shaft on both sides, and primed the pump! Thank you to everyone who stayed with my stupidity and helped! I really appreciate it.

 

[Photon440]

Happy to help. Glad it's working for you.

 

[451Mopar]

Did you get oil to the rocker shafts? Are you running the stock head bolts or head studs? What cylinder heads are you using?
On a Small block, the oil flows from the #2 and #4 cam bearing (one feeds each side, but I forgot which side?). The oil also has to flow up the same cylinder bolt hole that the extra long bolt goes into. When using head studs the head bolt hole is enlarged for oil clearance. The stock bolts are slightly under sized between the threads and bolt head.
If you installed Magnum style heads (individual stud rockers, not the common shaft rockers), the Magnum heads have to use hollow, oil through pushrods (and lifters.)