engine and drivetrain looking for ideas on best way to do an initial engine startu

[Guest Anonymous]

i think that this weekend i will finish all the work i've been doing and try starting my engine for the first time in about 6 months. i've pretty much taken all the fluids out to do the work (changed head gasket, replaced oil pan gasket, timing chain, rear main seal, etc. etc.). if all goes well this weekend i'll be cranking it over and firing it up (knock on wood).

what i'm looking for are any ideas on what i should do to provide a gentle startup/break-in since it's been sooo long since i've had fluid/lubricants flowing around the moving parts. any good ideas out there? it's a 72tii if that makes any difference.

as always, thanks much.

tim

[Guest Anonymous]

If u pulled the injection pump, you need to fill it with oil. Otherwise, off the top if my head, turn the motor over by hand to make sure things sound right. Pull the electric fuel pump fuse and the coil wire and crank it until u have oil pressure.

Tii's are easy to flood. If it fires and dies (for, say, a timimg reason)and then will not fire pull the plugs and remove the gas-fouling. And do not run platinum plugs.

There may be more, but...

HTH,

Ray

[Guest Anonymous]

spin the motor until the oil pressure light goes off.

Did you adjust valves & pour oil on cam & valvetrain before the valvecover went on.

[Guest Anonymous]

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[Guest Anonymous]

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Hmm, it's been years...

I think there is a plug on top of the pump. See if you can find an exploded view of the pump. Wait! here's one, if u can open it!

[Guest Anonymous]

They'll almost surely leak. Just normal fuel pump pressure will cause it.

Make sure there is plenty of gas in the tank before turning on the fuel pump. The fuel helps cool it.