Gentlemen, I need your help.

I just replaced the cams on my 2006 Street Glide (fuel injected) and installed cams (S&S 509c's) the new cam plate, adj. pushrods, lifters, oil pump, hydraulic tensioners, new efi (Dynojet V), and exhaust (Vance Pro Pipe Chrome). I installed the oil pump dry (as it came). I did not change the oil only drained the oil in the cam plate area but did not add any oil to the area prior to putting it back together. I was going to add some oil to the tank prior to starting and let er rip, but sounds like I need to prime the oil pump prior to the engine starting. How do I go about doing this? Can I do it with the starter by removing the plugs and turning it over or will this damage the ignition?

I am ready to fire it up (right after the prayer that I did it correctly)....

Help....

 

Kudos for taking this on yourself as I had an Indy do my cams. As I recall he greased the cams when assembled. Surely others with more mechanical skills than myself will tell you exactly what needs to be done. Ya might check YouTube as I get plenty of help there (when I am feeling brave and have the time).....

 

Lots of assembly lube should be put on cams and oil pump while you are assembling. If it is already assembled you would have to take it apart again to do this if you did not.

 

As HogPro said, assembly lube is your friend!!
I followed the directions in the manual and in the printed material and in a nut shell;
With the spark plugs removed, ground the plug wires then, turn the motor over using the starter until there is oil pressure on the gauge. Should be good to go then of course after re-installing the plugs!!
If you put the high pressure/high volume pump and plate on, you will see the oil pressure will be higher than in the past. That is a good sign.
Good luck Bro and congratulations for taking on the project.

 

My 2 cents would be to pull the plugs, (It will not hurt the ignition....) and turn it over till you get good oil pressure and spin it over for a minute or so, might want to connect a battery charger. Then start it up and run it for a little while till hot, while watching oil psi., if good run it.

 

Yes assembly lube is your friend and I would remove the plugs as mentioned and turn it over to build oil pressure. Tell us how you like those 509's! They are like 551's for the 88 and 96's. Should make a fat load of torque down low...

 

Just to be clear I did use lube on cams, bearings, etc...but for some reason didn't on the oil pump, I did use the alignment screws and wheel rotation to center it. I believe it is on correctly and don't wish to disassemble to put lube on it but would like to get some oil to it prior to starting the motor. I will ground the plug wires and remove the plugs and turn it over until I have some pressure.

Thanks