preping and engine.
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preping an engine.
had a 414 built based off the 6.0l iron block and its been setting for a while (close to a year) but as it approaces time to fire it up. i was wondering what steps should be taken as a precaution or things i would need to do to the internals before it is started for the first time?? obviously it will need oil but should i take the pan back off and make sure the crank is covered well with lube before the initial start up.
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pull the fuel pump fuse and the ignition relay.
crank for 10 seconds
wait 10 seconds
crank 10 seconds
wait 10 seconds
crank 10 seconds
plug the fuse and relay back in
fire it up
I did this last week with my new H/C setup and it fired up with within 3 seconds with 60lbs of oil pressure at idle!
crank for 10 seconds
wait 10 seconds
crank 10 seconds
wait 10 seconds
crank 10 seconds
plug the fuse and relay back in
fire it up
I did this last week with my new H/C setup and it fired up with within 3 seconds with 60lbs of oil pressure at idle!
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yes it was built with assembly lube or atleast thats what im guessing it was it was almost a greenish oil. but no it has never been started. i wanted to ask on here cause i asked a friend who was into rebuilding cars and i was told to put marvel mystery oil in the cylinders and hand turn them couple of times then hook it up to a starter to pump the oil out
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Well assembly lube sticks around for awhile, so the bearings should still be lubed. I'd just fill the galleys and start her up. Some of the oil will seep out into the pan between filling the galleys and starting it, but the galleys won't be empty, so you will have pressure in a couple seconds. This is what I did, and I had pressure in one second without any priming.