Yup, there's a thread for those oh shit moments. Time to make your contribution :p
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Yup, there's a thread for those oh shit moments. Time to make your contribution :p
Sending it back to Dan for cleanup, and reseal just in case. I can button other stuff up, and solve the fuel issue in the meantime.
Wow.... really glad to see it was not something major.
I'm soooo paranoid about firing mine up for the first time.
Yes, I was so nervous just before, and during trying to figure out why it was not firing due to the fpr issue. (and fuel pump on while prime) LOL Like postpartum deppresion I would guess. :lmao:Quote:
Originally Posted by DrGonzo
Yeah, I'm about to go through all that too. Hoping like hell everything goes right :dontknow:
It just occurred to me that you would have caught this if you do like I do. I leave the returns off the pan side and prime the motor until oil comes out of them before startup.
interesting...and out of curiosity, about how long would you guess it normally takes for said oil to re-appear thru the returns?Quote:
Originally Posted by Forest Gump
on just a turbo swap, probably just a few seconds of cranks. On an engine rebuild it could take 30 seconds of cranking (pull the plugs and do it in 10 second bursts, let the stater cool 30 seconds for ever 10 at least) or more. That has been my experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by wingnut
ahhh, thats what i was pondering...starter heat, thanks :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Forest Gump
I do it a little differently... I leave the plugs in, have everything ready to run, prefill the oil filter, bypass the oil cooler,(so I don't have break-in oil hanging out in there after the first oil dump) crank it with a remote starter until I get oil flow to the heads,(checking for flow out the lash adjusters under the oil fill cap) then light it up...
With no oil cooler to fill, and a full filter, it usually just takes a few seconds to get oil pressure.