pre-oiling questions

[Boiler Ben]

I removed the rockers, left the restrictors in place, and spun the pump manually. It seems a decent amount comes out both sides but the passenger side is more. I switched rocker shafts left to right (#8 is now in #1 spot) and spun pump manually again. There was more oil on the passenger side again. But the one labeled #8 was getting less than the others.

I’m wondering if 2 things are going on. Maybe something restricting the #8 rockers AND the head stud on the drivers side causing less flow on that side. I always need to stop before making a huge mess so it’s possible if I pumped long enough they would all get oil.

[MeanGene]

If you put a heater on the oil pan and let it warm up, you will get a more realistic picture of flow, and will be able to pump it longer as the warm oil will drain back faster

[Boiler Ben]

Just an update on this.  I fixed the low oil flow on the drivers side by turning down the head stud by 0.020".  The ARP studs with Edelbrock heads don't have a ton of clearance and this helped a bunch.  The other side was fine.  It also lowered the oil pressure I was seeing from 95 down closer to 85.

Just one last issue with one rocker and the valve tip not getting oil.  These are bushed roller rockers that I had to hone to fit.  Apparently I didn't clean them well enough after honing and one of them has debris blocking flow to the roller.  I feel like all of them should be re-cleaned just in case.  Any suggestion for how to clean the rockers?