Justin,
Lots of good advice... that's what I did... plugs out and crank
until oil pressure shows on gauge. I would suggest that you run
the starter on a "duty cycle" of 15-20 seconds on and maybe 30
off... instead of continuous... or something like that. You
don't want to overheat the starter. Lots of AMPS flowing down
there.
Brian Sanborn
'62 TR4 CT16260L so to be "O" - Groton, MA
My TR4 Restoration Web Site
http://www.net1plus.com/users/sanborn
E-Mail: sanborn@net1plus.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Justin Paxton
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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