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Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: Engine start procedure
From: Chris Dimmock <austin.healey@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:27:27 +1000
> Ok - this is more about the initial firing - than the "ok - its  
> running" question..
> Can I add 3 important things to the already comprehensive lists  
> offered?
> 1. If you've just rebuilt your entire car, humour me, and remove  
> your engine to chassis strap, and the earth/ battery strap. Now fire  
> up your angle grinder, with a coarse grinding pad. Now grind off all  
> the lovely new paint on the chassis where these bolt on.
> If you feel inclined, rub with some diaelectric grease. Otherwise, a  
> wipe of engine oil on fresh metal is fine.make sure you have a good,  
> clean earth!!!
> 2. Now you can stop worrying about who will/ how will/ your  
> beautiful new paint get scratched. You just did it!
> 3. Make sure you filled/ primed your oil filter. Don't wait to pump  
> it full.
> And crack the oil pressure guage line behind your guage, and pack/  
> wrap some paper handtowel there. Then when you crank the engine for  
> the first time, watch for when when the oil hits the paper, stop it,  
> tighten the line, and do it again. Ie bleed the line. Before it  
> fires. Ie plugs out.
> You can also prime the oil lines in the block - search the archives.
> And as Rich said - once it fires, has oil pressure, and runs -  
> RELAX, and clean up - and enjoy!!!
> Chris
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 09/09/2010, at 11:45 PM, "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>  
> wrote:
>
>> Tadek,
>>
>> I'm already reading a few contrasting suggestions here regarding  
>> your initial engine start up. Here is what I always do:
>> <Rich's sage advice, deleted to fit the 3k limit>
>> Rich Chrysler
>>
>> From: "Tadeusz Malkiewicz" <tadeusz.malkiewicz@plusnet.pl>
>>> Hello,
>>> I am close to put the engine into my BN2 - at last :-).
>>> I am wondering what's the recommended procedure for running in the  
>>> 100
>>> engine.
>>>
>>> The engine is filled with run-in oil.
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