This is my 1st time posting a post lik this here & given the type of car it may or may not be suitable but I thought I'd ask anyway.
I have a 1980s Corolla chassis with a 1600cc Hasselgren 4age. I have the oil tank mounted in the trunk, higher than the pump on the engine in the front. However, with the way the lines are routed, the lowest point of the feed line to the pump is as low as if not a little lower than the pump.
I have over filled the tank ( to aid initial flow ) as well as filled the lines from the pump to the filter & filter to block.
I'm not convinced when spinning the pump with the belt removed that I'm getting oil circulating through the system.
Any tips on what I should try ?
I really don't want to start the engine for the 1st time without knowing that I have adequate oiling...
Thanks in advance.
I have it set up such that the pump pumps out to the filter, then to the inlet on the block.
Tank in trunk