Ready to fire it up, but question first!
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Ready to fire it up, but question first! 99 Trans Am
Been sitting 18 months without being fired up.
Now the car is back together and it is ready to go.
I've changed the oil and filter
Here is the question; Should I prime the motor before starting to make sure the bearings are coated?
I was thinking about pulling all the plug wires and turning the motor over a few times before firing it up.
Is it necessary?
Thanks,
Jeff
Been sitting 18 months without being fired up.
Now the car is back together and it is ready to go.
I've changed the oil and filter
Here is the question; Should I prime the motor before starting to make sure the bearings are coated?
I was thinking about pulling all the plug wires and turning the motor over a few times before firing it up.
Is it necessary?
Thanks,
Jeff
Take the plugs out get some oil dump a small amount with a flexible tube down each cylinder and turn over by hand if u can't reach cylinder 8 don't worry about it. After u turn it over about 12 times put ur plugs in and fire it up
Best thing to do is prime it. Putting oil in the Cyl now is going to do nothing other than muck up a set of plugs.
The bearings are what take a beating without oil not the cyl walls on start up.
The crank for 30 seconds is way more time than what it will take for oil to get thru the engine when it is running.
Again prime it is the best every other way is not the best idea on these engines
Tim
The bearings are what take a beating without oil not the cyl walls on start up.
The crank for 30 seconds is way more time than what it will take for oil to get thru the engine when it is running.
Again prime it is the best every other way is not the best idea on these engines
Tim
