Starting an engine out of the car

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daveskirrow@btinternet.com - 30 Apr 2006 01:18 GMT

Hi guys,

Just after a little advice. Had an engine stood in my garage for a year
or 2, before I fit it to the car I was gonna try and start it up on
the bench. Any thing i should watch out for, safety wise also?

Do I just...

- put it on the garage floor
- fill with oil
- plumb rad in and fill with water
- wire up electrics (anything special I should be doing here)?
- fire her up

Cheers,
Dave

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Fitzy - 30 Apr 2006 08:44 GMT

That's about right Dave,
might need to steady it when it fires up,
also be careful with the fuel pipes being close to the manifold,
we stood them in a shallow box with about 1" of sand in the bottom this
helped keep it steady so it didn't chase you round the room,
Fitzy

> Hi guys,
>
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> Cheers,
> Dave

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Colin Stamp - 30 Apr 2006 21:31 GMT

>That's about right Dave,
>might need to steady it when it fires up,
>also be careful with the fuel pipes being close to the manifold,
>we stood them in a shallow box with about 1" of sand in the bottom this
>helped keep it steady so it didn't chase you round the room,
>Fitzy

Yep. Bracing the rocker cover would be a good idea. When it starts,
and when you rev it, it'll try to rotate around the crankshaft.

I wouldn't worry about the cooling system unless you want to let it
warm up. Running it dry for ten seconds or so shouldn't do any harm.
That also means you can leave the drive-belt off, so you won't need to
wire up the alternator to prevent it going phut.

Oh, and make sure it's not in gear!

Cheers,

Colin.

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daveskirrow@btinternet.com - 02 May 2006 22:24 GMT

Thanks guys that all sounds good. Especially the bit about leaving the
cooling system and alternator out of things

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