Raizer Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 He could be talking fuel, but a lot of people prime the oil pump on a fresh engine (can pack it with vaseline or similar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 we turned the car over with no spark until the oil light went out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sholdowa Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 we turned the car over with no spark until the oil light went out No plugs is a good option, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84_S12 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Disconnect the spark plugs then turn it over on the starter to let the oil pump get some oil around. Watch the oil pressure gauge rise, then put spark plugs back on and start it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Disconnect the spark plugs then turn it over on the starter to let the oil pump get some oil around. Watch the oil pressure gauge rise, then put spark plugs back on and start it. Yup, can also use a drill rather than turning over so that you have used no electrics etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 i recon ya shoud drive it how its intended to be driven.Give it some stick if ya gonna be thrashing it, not hardcore of course, i dont know.Cam would agree with me im sure ^ word. what we pretty much reccomend at work. when engines are rebuilt, they're run upto oil pressure, started, run a little, stop, heck timing, fluid levels etc, then road test etc. I'd go for load on the engine, o seat the rings, then oil change, and run it as you intend to carry on. do it. we never have any probs, neither has the old man or any of his colleagues for 25yr ++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I always ran mine in under load. Not thrashing but hard acceleration. Cruising it around is the worse you can do. Load is good becausing running in is basically hard wearing the rings into the bore. Thats why running in oil is just really shit oil which makes your engine wear quickly ie 500kms rather than 2000kms.. never use running in oil with a turbo engine as it totally fucks your turbo. good hard run up the hills or some stop and start hard acceleration is my opinion. This is always a classic case of different opinions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 What I mean by load is not to labour engine. Ie. Dont use 3rd with low revs when 2nd with slightly higher will do. Is this what everyone else means also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 That's what I mean as well... perhaps labouring is a better term then, or excessive load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismo.capri Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 If you are really anal with your pinto when you prime the oil system do it with the tappet cover off this way you confirm that eack rocker is getting oiled as it should. This should slso be done whenever the tappest are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted February 20, 2007 Author Share Posted February 20, 2007 Think i'm gonna do it the way that link on the NZPC forums says to do it, makes sense to me, might wait a few weeks 'till i get my full, then tow it out to a back road and have a midnight fang to run it in. Just gotta try not get snapped, the small as town i live in is the cop HQ for the whole region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 You don't have to do anything illegal to run in an engine. I kept under the speed limit easily, just by using lower gears and letting it rev out a bit to 4500rpm (redline 6000rpm) in the first few gears, and just cycling acceleration and deacceleration in the same gear and giving in WOT a few times (not that it would accelerate fast with WOT ). Then we took it out on the open road for about 20kms just driving normally and trying not to keep it at a constant rpm/load for too long. Once I tweaked the ignition timing it was good to go and Pete drove it another 300kms on the open road to finish running it in. We used just some cheap Valvoline SF grade 20W50 oil to run it in. Keep using a mineral oil for the next few thousand kms at least, then switch to whatever oil you wish to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 I always ran mine in under load. Not thrashing but hard acceleration. Cruising it around is the worse you can do. Load is good becausing running in is basically hard wearing the rings into the bore. Thats why running in oil is just really shit oil which makes your engine wear quickly ie 500kms rather than 2000kms.. never use running in oil with a turbo engine as it totally fucks your turbo. good hard run up the hills or some stop and start hard acceleration is my opinion. This is always a classic case of different opinions. ^ word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 If you are really anal with your pinto when you prime the oil system do it with the tappet cover off this way you confirm that eack rocker is getting oiled as it should. This should slso be done whenever the tappest are done. Thats what i did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismo.capri Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 If you are really anal with your pinto when you prime the oil system do it with the tappet cover off this way you confirm that eack rocker is getting oiled as it should. This should slso be done whenever the tappest are done. Thats what i did. Look at all those speeling mistakes... what a reatard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted February 23, 2007 Author Share Posted February 23, 2007 Running mine in on the road would be illegal cause its deregistered, would having it up on stands n revving it as if you were driving be sweet or do you need the weight of the car to load up the engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Need the weight of the car to load it up, or use a dyno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Running mine in on the road would be illegal cause its deregistered, would having it up on stands n revving it as if you were driving be sweet or do you need the weight of the car to load up the engine? Go find a farm with a run or a big paddock you can just drive circles round. Wont get many geas outta it but better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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