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You are right about the wires. I did come into contact with them many times during the rebuild. I will need to inspect them more closely and check for voltage.@Eric M This is just a thought but the oil sending wires may have gotten a beating as you were removing the LH valve cover, and then removing and installing the power steering pump. Oil pressure sending wires go right through there. Oil in the filter and no top end clattering while it was running suggest you might have oil pressure. I recall being worried about how many times I pulled and poked those wires while I was doing my timing, so just something to consider. Will be figured out or confirmed when you test using an external gauge that @Hamfisted suggested.
Good to know. I may be going this route myself if the manual priming doesn't work out.I couldn’t get pressure by cranking the engine after installing a high volume Melling pump during a full timing job along with roller followers and lash adjusters. I took the chance of starting the engine and got pressure within about 5 seconds. Risky business but no ill effects 20K miles later.