Hopefully in the next couple of days I will be ready to fire up my 2.1 DJ for the first time since it’s top end rebuild of new pistons, piston rings and new cylinder heads.
I read somewhere that on initial start up, that it is good practise to disconnect the HT lead from the coil and turn it over for a while to get the oil up to pressure and pushed around the engine before the first start up. Is this right or should I just fire it up?
In the pic, the pulley wheel is off the water pump as I had trouble with the the crossover pipe from the pump to the right hand head was leaking from the flange which I have now fixed, which was fun!
Initial start up
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Re: Initial start up
yes, i do this every time i change the oil filter anyways....
Steve
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Re: Initial start up
Yes and you might find it helps to remove the spark plugs as well to ease the initial load on the starter/battery.
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88 High top 2.1 WBX
"A quiet shy boy who took little part in games or sport"
88 High top 2.1 WBX