A couple of tablespoons down the throat oughta get er done, but remember while doing this the carburater has been bypassed and will run wide open throttle until gas is used up (throttle valve and the choke will keep the speed reasonable, starve it for air), a couple of seconds of running is all you'll get, you need to realize that the water pump cannot possibly prime in that amount of time, so maybe a little wd40 (or some water soluable lube) to free it up so it doesn't self distruct would be in line, then if you want a longer run time on the floor gas line and water supply should be added for easier control and motor safety.

Couple of other points: If the gas line to the carb is rigged up when you roll her over, to build oil pressure, that will fill the carb up.

But first, you want to spin the oil pump over with a drill before trying to start it. This requires a bit of ingenuity to adapt the hex shaft of the oil pump to the drill. When the oil pressure comes up on the drill, spin the motor over on the starter--plugs out--for a revolution or two. That gets oil to all of the rod bearings.

Next, put the distributor in and make at least three or four, 10 to 15 second starter bursts, still with the plugs out. (Keep one eye on that oil pressure gage at all times!) Finally, put the plugs in and light her up.

Note: If the oil pump gear is installed corrctly, the distributor will either be right, or off 180 degrees. If she backfires like crazy it's off 180.

Jeff

If you are running this with a pressurized garden hose, you can take the output hose off the sea water pump and connect the garden hose right to this hose. It will fill the block before you even turn it over. You will need to take the belt off that drives the sea water pump. Make sure the engine circulating pump is still driven.

As I recall, I simply clamped the garden hose to the hose coming out of the raw water pump and let it flow before cranking her over. I did NOT use the raw water pump at all--sorry for forgetting that. (It was 5 years ago.)

What you don't want to do is just fill the block and fire her up, especially if IF you have a new cam and lifters in there. In that case, you need to let the motor run at 2,000 rpms for 5 to ten minutes (or even longer if neighbors permit).

If you're reusing the old cam, the same is true at initial start up--yu need high rpms to get the lifters spining in their bores or they wreck themselves. After the motor runs a while all will be fine.

Jeff