I finally got the engine and transmission back in the chassis yesterday and now I would like to fire it up. It has not been started since a complete rebuild. What is the minimum requirements as far a
Most important is to spin oil pump with screwdriver to prelube engine. with distributor out. Bob ADler oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
Thanks Bob, I will put that as the last thing to do before starting. I did put assembly lube on all the friction points as I rebuilt the engine so it should have some protection. But will do the spin
JIm, As Bob pointed out, definitely pre-lube the motor.... All you really need is the points to the coil wire, and 12volts through the ballast resistor (I assume the GMC used a ballast resistor??) to
I worked at a junkyard for a couple years about 20 years ago. We'd run engines and do compression checks on them in the shop, after pulling them from the wrecked cars and trucks. We had a bunch of e
Except for the starter draw on the battery, you won't draw enough through the coil to pull the battery down for at least a day; I ran 7 hours with no generator on a trip last year & had plenty of bat
As a man who has driven in every make do situation, the one thing to remember about driving without charging is to keep your foot off of the brake. The brake light is bright and uses much energy. STA
Amen Bob, I find it very intersting that many dudes who claim to be good at building motors never use the 'ol screwdriver trick. If for only one reason to verify the oil pump is working. I like to us