Motor's been sitting a loooong time!! What do I do?

[HSkinner]

The motor and trans have been sitting for about 8 years+-, what do I do before I try to start it? It's a manual trans.

 

[moparguy]

I'd pull the injectors, squirt the cylinders full of Resilone (?). In case you don't know, it's a oil that does a better than average job of freeing up rusty/stuck rings.



After letting it set a few more days, I'd try and turn it by hand. If it turns OK, I'd (with the injectors still out) hook up a battery, crank it over to clear out any remaining oil, clean up, change all fluids, install injectors, battery,,,,,,,,crank her up.



Good luck, RJR

 

[AndrewKing]

HI,

I'm not sure how to do it on a Cummins but on a Gasser you can insert a tool into the distributor shaft and spin it to circulate and pressurize the oil in the engine BEFORE you even turn the engine over... this will insure that all parts will be lubed prior to any real movement taking place..... If anybody knows how to do this on a Cummins I would also be interested... . Of course I suppose there are dedicated (electric motor powered) prelubers out there but that would coat additional $$ that could be saved if there is some simple trick to doing it manually>

Andrew

 

[PKozlowski]

change the fuel and oil filters.

 

[moparguy]

If you pull the injectors to oil the cylinders, it'll crank over enough to build oil pressure before it cranks. Gotta get the air out.



One trick to aid cranking is to spray WD40 into the turbo while someone else cranks.



Do not use ether without disconnecting the pre-heaters.



Also, if the engine is still in the vehicle, gotta get all the old fuel out of the tank.



But, to pre-lube, just disconnect the start solenoid, crank over till oil pressue builds.



RJR

 

[ezcurra]

I'm not a big fan of the "crank it until oil pressure comes up" school of thought, as the idea is to keep things from running dry. Perhaps one could get a remote oil filter adapter and inject some oil into the oil gallery with it.

 

[HSkinner]

The motor spins freely and It's been on the west coast in a fairly dry climate all of it's life. I've replaced the gas tanks and the fuel lines during the conversion so the fuel is new. How bout the transmission?

 

[RDupree]

i have a small freon tank that i welded a 1'' pipe coupling into the bottom,on the top w i use the freon valve to control flow and i hook a rudder line onto that valve,run the rubber hose to your engine to the port that the oil pressure gauge screws into,using whatever fitting you need to adapt.

then i turn the freon tank upside down and fill it with oil,the cap for the 1'' coupling has a male air chuck screwed into it that my shop air hose hooks to. hook up your air hose and pressurise the engine until the oil runs out.

then start,its no longer a dry startup.

Randy

 

[RDupree]

too many beers tonite!excuse my spelling!

Randy

 

[Scot]

MAke sure the rack in the pump is free before you light it off. I wish I had... No damage except to a pair of shorts!

 

[WM-300]

Dont forget to pre oil the Turbo, per the Cummins Shop Manual. Remove the pressure oil line and inject a few CC's of engine oil while turning the turbo by hand. Re connect the oil line and the Turbo is good to go.



Paul