Jim, Make sure you do the initial valve adjustment by manually turning the motor over until each cylinder is at tdc & take the slack out of the rockers. Then manually turn the motor over until # 1 cylinder is at about 5 degrees before tdc. Then prime the oil pump by spinning the shaft where the distributor goes in with a drill. (You can buy or rent a tool for this). Then put the distributor in making sure it is timed to fire on # 1 cylinder, then put the cap & wires on making sure of the firing order. Then make sure the fuel lines, pump, carb, vacuum lines, etc are all connected properly. Once everything is ready to go, disconnect the coil or distributor wire & crank the motor over a few times & listen for unusual noises, etc. If it seems to crank ok, replace the wire & fire it up. Once it fires make sure you have oil pressure, check for fuel leaks, adjust the timing & carb settings so it will stay running & then adjust the valves. That's about as good as I can give you for an off the top of my head start up for an unknown engine. Others may be able to add to this. Good Luck! Don
> Hi all, > > I'm getting ready to put a used 327 in my car- I need > to put the heads back on, put the intake back on, and > drop the distributor back in.. All of the parts are > the original ones (save the intake), and the person > had the heads off to have a valve job done on them.. > > Once I have the motor back together, what would be the > best steps to take to fire it up? The bottom end has > not been opened up, and I'm hoping I don't have to > tear any more of it apart to do timing or anything- > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Or, if > anyone's in the area of Elkton, MD (right on the DE/MD > line) and would like to stop by to make sure I don't > screw anything up, that would be greatly welcomed as > well! > > Jim > '66 Malibu > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes > http://autos.yahoo.com > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
