Starting a engine after a lay up

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:48 pm

Now I'm nearing the day (tomorrow ) when I can try to get me new engine (macs old one) started.
I am little unsure it will start as it's been left dry for many months with no oil in it .
So is there anything other to do in preparation before I press the starter ?

Ckennedy · Post by **Ckennedy** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:55 am

Put a bit of oil in the heads and let it work its way down, turn it a few times by hand and all should be good

8541Hawk · Post by **8541Hawk** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 4:47 am

Ckennedy wrote:Put a bit of oil in the heads and let it work its way down, turn it a few times by hand and all should be good

+1 and maybe pull the plugs and give each cylinder a shot of WD-40. Though she will smoke a bit after start up if you do this.

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:13 am

Great I will give the wd a go thanks guys

mattycoops43 · Post by **mattycoops43** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:02 am

Definitely needs to be turned a few times slowly as has been said. did it have no oil in at all?

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:29 am

mattycoops43 wrote:Definitely needs to be turned a few times slowly as has been said. did it have no oil in at all?

Dry as a nuns ........ .
I did turn it over by had when I fitted the mcct and it was a little stiff ! Before and after .

MacV2 · Post by **MacV2** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:32 am

lloydie wrote:
mattycoops43 wrote:Definitely needs to be turned a few times slowly as has been said. did it have no oil in at all?
Dry as a nuns ........ .
I did turn it over by had when I fitted the mcct and it was a little stiff ! Before and after .

Yeah & what about the engine ???

It last run at about 16.30 on the 28/4/2013...into the back of a Galaxy...then lay on it's side for about 10 to 20 mins poss longer BUT NOT RUNNING !

I assume that it cut out on impact as the ignition was smashed amongst other things...

I don't remember much as I was out of it having head-butted said Galaxy, do remember those around me panicking as they thought fuel was leaking out & some helpful bystander was standing there having a fag...

It was prob just coolant from the smashed rad TBH.

Once I got it back from Tony sometime in May IIRC over the next month or so it was stripped down & at some stage all fluids were drained out. In hindsight may be I shouldn't have drained the oil but at the time I was more concerned about not having a pool of oil on the floor.

Anyway if you had pulled your finger out & paid for it quicker it wouldn't have been sitting for so long...

Re the restart...wasn't there some advice posted recently about this along the lines of...Oil down the bores, turn over by hand slowly then turn over on the starter but with plugs not in & fuel off....

OH & Lloydie what's happening about the set of crankcase covers that I was supposed to be getting back ?

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:41 am

ah what when was that

. i have a set some where

Duffy1964 · Post by **Duffy1964** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:52 am

lloydie wrote:
mattycoops43 wrote:Definitely needs to be turned a few times slowly as has been said. did it have no oil in at all?
Dry as a nuns ........ .
I did turn it over by had when I fitted the mcct and it was a little stiff ! Before and after .

I am really surprised you haven't tried lube Lloydie

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:56 am

:Lol: I like to try it dry first :-) .
What covers is it mac I'll have a sort out later for you

Duffy1964 · Post by **Duffy1964** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 9:05 am

Top man

Good luck with the start up dude

Post by **sirch345** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:27 am

Lloydie, My routine would be, new oil and filter, plugs out and a drop of oil squired into each cylinder (as already said). Then with a good battery (or jump leads from a big one) give the engine a good few spins over on the starter, so that the oil gets pumped around the system. If the oil light goers out when doing that even better. Refit spark plugs and fire her up,

Chris.

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:50 am

sirch345 wrote:Lloydie, My routine would be, new oil and filter, plugs out and a drop of oil squired into each cylinder (as already said). Then with a good battery (or jump leads from a big one) give the engine a good few spins over on the starter, so that the oil gets pumped around the system. If the oil light goers out when doing that even better. Refit spark plugs and fire her up,

Chris.

Sounds good to me .
Just pick up an oil filter from halfords

I had to go to 3 to find one .
Plugs are out and I gave a squart of wd then left it . When I get back I will fit the filter and oil and see what happens

Post by **sirch345** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:02 pm

Good luck with it Lloydie,

Chris.

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:17 pm

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It's alive .
Only 2 coolant leaks and the fan ain't kicking in but it sounds very nice :-)

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