Thanks everyone, I removed the oil filter and cooler, squirted some oil in
to the pump put everything back together, removed the sparkplugs and rolled
the engine over, and in about 15-20 seconds I had oil pressure.

After putting the plugs back in, it fired right up, but ran very rough and
belched out black smoke, after running it several minutes, I turned it off
and disconnected the O2 sensor, started it back up and it ran fairly good.
So it looks like I'll have to get a new O2 sensor, but I can at least drive
it around town until then.

Thanks again,
Andrew

On 9/29/05, Dennis Wood <guskersthecat@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> My I4 had the same problem...search for posts by Frank Grunthaler. You can
> also check my site out http://my.tbaytel.net/guskers There's a section on
> an Accusump pre-oiler installation...my ball peen hammer approach to the
> problem.
>
> Another two approaches:
>
> Try cranking the engine (coil lead off) with the oil filter loosened or
> removed. The anti-drain back valve in the filter may be impeding the flow
> of oil enough to stop the prime. Have an observer there and a pan to catch
> oil.
>
> If that doesn't work, remove the distributor (mark it first) and use a
> 13mm (I'm not 100% on the size) socket and extension to drive the "key" at
> the bottom of the distributor hole. This key fits into a slot on the
> bottom of your distributor. Make sure there is no possibility of the
> socket/extension coming off and dropping into the engine. I believe
> rotation direction is clockwise. A half inch drill does a nice job for the
> spinning chores.
>
> Please post your results. I've yet to see a definitive reason for the I4's
> loss of prime at 15 degrees mount angle.
>
> Hope that helps.
>