Pull the sparkplugs, 1/2 teaspoon 10W40 in each cyl, gearbox in neutral,
crankcase full of oil, hit the handy solenoid button without any ignition,
crank the motor until you have good oil pressure ( this may take a minute or
so. Don't fry the starter!) Next, put the plugs in, make sure the ignition
is firing OK, gas in the fuel pump and carbs, and give it a try.
If it starts, and it should, let it idle at about 1500 rpm for a
few minutes while you check for fluid leaks, make sure the oil pressure is
stable, and watch as the temp crawls up. DO not let it overheat! If it
gets too hot, figure out why before continuing. Try to get the motor
running evenly, normal tuneup procedures should be sufficient. Try not to
run with the choke all the way out or plumes of black smoke, as you will be
washing the oil off the cyl bores. Very tough on a new ringset. Normal
break-in procedures to follow, rev limits, no full throttle for the first
100 miles, etc. You're on the road.
Good Luck!!
Bob Westerdale
-----Original Message-----
From: Justin Paxton [mailto:justin@Bexel.com]
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 2:17 PM
To: Triumph Newsletter
Subject: First Start
After a VERY long journey, I am at the ----
"Gentleman ---- Start Your Engine" stage.
Any advice. Motor is fully rebuilt with new pistons and sleeves, cam, the
fully Monty. Someone said, pour oil in it and turn it over by hand a few
times. This seems like an awful lot of work when I have a perfectly good
starter. Someone else said, pull the plugs and put some oil in there,
although I thought that would foul the plugs right off the bat. The engine
has been sitting after its rebuild about 2 1/2 months.
What does the collective wisdom have to say about popping this baby's
cherry?
59 TR3A TS40984 "Parts All Over the House"
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