- 1. Fw: Starting a New Engine (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Economu" <economu@whidbey.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 22:31:13 -0700
- Hey nice car!! Of course I am biased since I own a '69 BGT (tartan red repainted blaze red) also!! About the starting question, I suggest oiling the cylinders thru the plug holes and priming the oil
- /html/mgs/2000-08/msg00265.html (9,258 bytes)
- 2. Starting a New Engine (score: 1)
- Author: "Randy Trautman" <trautman@nwlink.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 18:03:46 -0700
- I'm brand new to the list so first I'll introduce myself. My name is Randy, and I have a Tartan red 69 BGT. I've owned the car for 24 years, am the second owner, and am finishing a long-term total re
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01344.html (8,781 bytes)
- 3. Re: Starting a New Engine (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Wood" <djw69@idt.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 20:37:41 -0700
- Nice to hear from you, I can't help with the questions but will look for you on Labor Day weekend.
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- 4. Re: Starting a New Engine (score: 1)
- Author: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 00:31:45 -0500
- some tips for starting the engine the first time. .... Aha! Another opportunity for an extensive answer without extensive typing, as I have saved some of the previous answers on-line. Start here: htt
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01358.html (8,058 bytes)
- 5. RE: Starting a New Engine (score: 1)
- Author: Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 02:48:05 -0400
- Hi Randy, Welcome to the great MG listers arena. I'd like to share my experience, although not a new engine - every had been from the car, so it was a similar case. On top of barney's valued info: I
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01362.html (9,433 bytes)
- 6. Re: Starting a New Engine (score: 1)
- Author: Jon <a77mgb@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:00:23 -0700 (PDT)
- <SNIP> Randy, I'm new to the Mg world, so these comments are general, and others may have some tips more specific to MG's. I'm assuming you have a new cam. The cam is the major concern on the first s
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01393.html (11,186 bytes)
- 7. Re: Starting a New Engine (score: 1)
- Author: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 22:42:55 -0500
- Hi Randy, Here's what I did: filled the oil cooler and hoses, likewise the filter. Also poured oil into the cooler-hose fitting on the block in an attempt to prime the pump and galleries. Then spun t
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01418.html (7,907 bytes)
- 8. Re: Starting a New Engine (score: 1)
- Author: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 22:52:35 -0500
- I took a look, kudos for the new layout. Lots of good stuff in there. Applause, CR
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01420.html (7,239 bytes)
- 9. Re: Starting a New Engine (score: 1)
- Author: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 23:04:25 -0500
- Hi Jon, Yours is the second recent post I've seen about possible damage to a new cam if the engine is turned over extensively before the oil pressure comes up. I thought that's what engine assembly l
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01421.html (7,448 bytes)
- 10. Re: Starting a New Engine (score: 1)
- Author: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@huntnet.net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 10:32:17 -0500
- Charley, Jon was indeed correct with regard to starting a new engine with an uprated cam. The lubes provided by cam grinders give some protection, but extended cranking often results in lobe failure.
- /html/mgs/2000-07/msg01428.html (7,925 bytes)
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