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| View Poll Results: Start up after winter layoff | |||
| Just start it up & quit worrying |     | 33 | 70.21% |
| Turn it over a few times with no rotor arm in |    | 4 | 8.51% |
| Remove plugs & spin til oil pressure built up |    | 7 | 14.89% |
| Something else |    | 3 | 6.38% |
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10-02-10, 07:16 AM
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| Start up after winter Any consensus on the best way to start up after 3 months?
__________________ Richard (-the one with 3 mad Wheaten Terriers) GD 302 RV8      |
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10-02-10, 07:36 AM
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| I think using the ignition key is the best plan.
__________________ My opinion is worth exactly what you paid for it. By the way - I was Right!  CRENDON - go on, you know you want to! |
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10-02-10, 08:39 AM
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The guy comes on here for some help and you just make a sarcastic comment, disgusting.  Max, you will need to bump start it because the battery will be flat. 
__________________ Crendon, Ford Sideoiler 427  "I didn't do it." Bart Simpson. |
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10-02-10, 08:48 AM
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| I'm gonna be removing my plugs and spinning it over. Mainly because it hasn't been started since I got it from Mike Huddart and I want to check the starter motor is in the correct position. Starting my wiring now it's back from paint, so hopefully it'll be ready for imy first start in a couple of weeks .
__________________ Steve - AK Gen II, started build 29 June 2009, Mike Huddart SBC 383 arrived 24 Aug 09, body on 14 Oct 2009, back from paint 09 Feb 2010, IVA passed 01/06/2010 . |
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10-02-10, 09:01 AM
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NB Battery fully charged -I check/charge that regularly
__________________ Richard (-the one with 3 mad Wheaten Terriers) GD 302 RV8 |
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10-02-10, 09:02 AM
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| Personally I'd just start it up. A starter won't spin it fast enough to get good oil pressure unless you do it for a while and that isn't good for the starter motor. Just check all the fluids and go for it. Once started let it run on a fast tickover for a while 1000-1500 revs and then you should be fine. Different story though if the engine is new and hasn't been run before. If your really concerned take the distributor out and prime the oil using a drive shaft and a drill but it's not really necessary. Craig.
__________________ Dax Tojeiro, + 355 Chevy + Tremec box = no more money! DB Hardtop now being prepared for fitting. Polishes to date = 30  |
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10-02-10, 09:35 AM
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| Bloody fair weather drivers............... 
__________________ My opinion is worth exactly what you paid for it. By the way - I was Right! CRENDON - go on, you know you want to! |
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10-02-10, 09:40 AM
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10-02-10, 10:06 AM
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| My battery was flat even though it was on a Solar conditioner - maybe not enough sun. Anyway, charged the battery and it fired after a couple of spins, let it run up to temperature, took it down the road a little and put it back in the garage. Then rechecked all the levels and tyre pressures, just need the snow to stop now - again!! Andi.
__________________ http://picasaweb.google.com/andicole0 - http://andiscobra.blogspot.com/ - http://www.tomsrush.blogspot.com/ Dax Tojeiro, Chevy 350, Tremec TK05, 3.54 Powerloc diff. MoT'd, SVA'd, registered, taxed and insured. Now with RAC cover, just in case Polishes to date = 7. Engines to date = 2. Seats to date = 4. Sold |
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10-02-10, 12:01 PM
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| Richard, if you want to borrow a "tool" to spin the oil pump then give me a shout......................I'll pass on NeilO's phone number Seriously I do have a makeshift tool to do that but I don't see any reason why you shouldn't just start it. |
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