How do I prime the oil pump on a newly rebuilt 440 mopar?

If I buy an oil priming tool, do I just pull the distributor, stick it in the hole and turn it with a drill? Do I turn it clockwise or counter clockwise? Will this turn over the whole engine, or just the oil pump? Will I need to re-time the engine? This is my first real project car, and I am new to Mopars, so I need all the help I can get.|||you do got to buy the tool and when you do this your going to meet a resistance point on it when you do that wait a few minutes and hand turn the engine over and do it a few more times,you,ll always feel a hard resistance point on it once you start priming it up,but do this a few times and its ready to fire up,good luck.|||Always prime the oil pump before installing. Nearly all oil pumps come with a little piece of paper(instructions) telling you how to do it. Submerge it in oil and turn it either direction. Once installed it will remain primed. If you use the tool and a drill, remove the oil pressure sender and turn it until oil comes out. Most of the time if the pump was not primed before installing it will not prime for a long time because it will not pump air as good as oil.|||With that priming too not only will need to pull the distributor you will need to pull the cam/pump drive gear then stick the tool in and prime the oil till it flows up through the valve rockers. And you will need to properly reinstall the drive gear and distributor to correct position and re-time the dist|||You have answered your own question correctly...It,s clockwise,no the whole engine will not turn over,It,ll just get the oil through all the journels for startup..Yes you,ll have to put her on top dead center to retime the engine for start up..MoPars Rule!!!!|||Above mention of intermediate shaft removal first is correct. Get a long piece of 5/16" hex stock, chuck it in a drill, and turn it COUNTER clockwise until it pressurizes and then some.