Hi guys,
Just after a little advice. Had an engine stood in my garage for a year or 2, before I fit it to the car I was gonna try and start it up on the bench. Any thing i should watch out for, safety wise also?
Do I just...
- put it on the garage floor
- fill with oil
- plumb rad in and fill with water
- wire up electrics (anything special I should be doing here)?
- fire her up
Cheers, Dave
That's about right Dave, might need to steady it when it fires up, also be careful with the fuel pipes being close to the manifold, we stood them in a shallow box with about 1" of sand in the bottom this helped keep it steady so it didn't chase you round the room, Fitzy
Yep. Bracing the rocker cover would be a good idea. When it starts, and when you rev it, it'll try to rotate around the crankshaft.
I wouldn't worry about the cooling system unless you want to let it warm up. Running it dry for ten seconds or so shouldn't do any harm. That also means you can leave the drive-belt off, so you won't need to wire up the alternator to prevent it going phut.
Oh, and make sure it's not in gear!
Cheers,
Colin.
Thanks guys that all sounds good. Especially the bit about leaving the cooling system and alternator out of things
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