Justin, you should spin the engine a few revolutions before connecting the coil
wire in order to prime the oil pump.
After starting the car, run it for about 20 minutes at about 2000 rpm in order
to run the cam in. After that if everything is ok you
should be able to feel good about the rebuild.
I always like to check the head bolts for the correct torque after running it
while it is still hot. In most cases they are then out
of spec.
Regards,
Joe
Justin Paxton wrote:
>
> 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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