John Middlesworth wrote:
>
> I have an idea about how to prime my freshly rebuilt engine and I thought
> I'd see if anyone else has done it and if there are any drawbacks.
>
> I want to avoid scuffing up my new camshaft so I plan to get everything in
> place in the engine bay but hold off on installing lifters and pushrods.
> Then I'll take out the spark plugs and turn over the engine until I get
> decent oil pressure. Then it's a matter of putting in the plugs, lifters
> (with plenty of cam lube) and pushrods and trying to start the engine for
> real. It sounds like a very practical plan, but am I missing something?
>
> John Middlesworth
john, you are missing the part about turning over a fresh engine that
has not had oil pumped through the galleries to all the needed areas.
jsut set the timing at tdc on compression, fill the carbs with fuel and
have everything ready to run. remove the distributor, run the oil pump
with a drillto build up pressure. drop in the sitirb. and you should
have the engine runnign within 5 revolutions. this causes no load on the
fresh engine. run the engine at 2000 rpm for 20 -25 minutes with no
load. shut it off,drain oil, change filter checkconnections, retorque,
reset and do it agian for about 1 1/2 hours. pitch the oil and filter
again and you are well on your way to a good engine. the first 5 minutes
and the first 25 minutes of engine life are themost critical for cam and
engine parts in general. good luck and let us know if we can help. ted
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