So would cranking it, without fuel be a way to do it? Just so that everything rotates until the fluid in trany all gets put in there?  Is that what you mean?

also just take out the spark plugs,, that puppy will spin spin spin  

If you have a flat tappet cam in the new 351W, and the cam has NOT been broken in yet, I would NOT do that procedure.  Altough it is a good method to get the oil to the converter, it is also a good way to wipe out a cam lobe if the cam is not already broken in.

When a new cam is installed, it is coated with a special lube.  As you crank it slowly, that lube is going to get wiped off the lobes without the benefit of "splash" oil, which is the only way a cam lobe gets lubricated by engine oil.  That is why a cam manufacturer will tell you to run the engine at 2000 RPM for 20 minutes or so to break in a new flat tappet cam.  At 2000 RPM, there is lots of oil being tossed around in the crankcase, and the cam lobes get plenty of lube.  Running it slow, or cranking it alot without starting and going immediately to high RPM is a good way to wipe out a lobe.

If you have a roller cam, then go for it, because it won't hurt the cam at all.

GT350 wrote:

you could remove the pushrods to take the stress off the cam lobes

Well.......might as well just drop the trans considering the work time involved.

If you got'a roller then spinning it should be a good fix

I always wondered......(here goes) with a flat tappet cam,on break-in.....would a quart or two extra oil in pan be beneficial?!
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