i have a 400 rebuilt motor and before starting it i would like to know where i can get the tool for priming the oil pump with drill .local parts store here only offer for chevy/ ford but no dodge..also what is it called exactly..thanks

That is the proper name ...I have one coming ... in steel and alum rod ... with a hard PVC coating on it.

5/16" hex rod will do it.
Or a 3/8" diameter peice of tubing or rod with a 5/16" hex ground on one end. It don't have to be a perfect hex, it isn't hard to do on a bench grinder. A round rod isn't gonna hurt the bushing in the block.

I made the one in this picture with yellow tape about 15 years ago and have used it to prime hemis with 60 weight oil in them dozens of times. The yellow tape only idenifies it as a tool, it's not on there to protect the bushing.

Here it is stuck in a 440.

Some times 5/16 hex rod is hard to find.


If you need to prime it in a hurry and dont want to wait for shipping go to lowes and buy one of there speed fit file they have its the fancy one you can change the handle on. Its the right size 5/16 hex drive for the oil pumps and I just taped the file so I did not nic my bushing.
Some might not like it but I thought it was pretty slick I found it when I just had to fire my engine and did not want to wait.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_294686-86580-SF3...antity_sold%7C1

thanks to all for the help on the part. it should be a breeze...thanks again

Take an old oil pump drive gear, grind the teeth off the gear and then take the shaft out of an old distributor and use that in your drill. Or weld it to the oil pump drive shaft.