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First Engine Start Questions, First Engine Start |
Highland |
Apr 17 2014, 09:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 513 Joined: 8-August 11 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 13,418 Region Association: Southern California |
I'm getting close (a relative term) to starting my motor for the first time. It is a stock 2.0 with Raby 9590 valve train. I know the easiest thing to do is put it in the car and start, but I have a running engine in the car now and I suspect I'll have to fix something after a try to start it. Here are my questions:
1) I have a spare transmission with starter. Can I start the engine without a clutch on the flywheel? 2) Can I start the engine without the alternator installed? 3) Without a charging system, can I use a car battery to power the coil and D-Jet for the break-in period (assuming I get that far) or will the battery die before then? 4) If I can't use a car battery to power the ignition and D-Jet, how big a power supply will I need? |
76-914 |
Apr 17 2014, 04:26 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,503 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
If you hear a loud noise (that sounds like a rod) when you start it pull the valve covers and check to see if a rocker arm is hitting the cover. I almost shit in my shoes when it happened to me running that same valve train. Oh, you'll need a tach too, for break in.
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Olympic 914 |
Apr 18 2014, 12:12 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,671 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States |
If you hear a loud noise (that sounds like a rod) when you start it pull the valve covers and check to see if a rocker arm is hitting the cover. I almost shit in my shoes when it happened to me running that same valve train. I just finished putting my valvetrain together and I have also installed a 9590 cam. I have heard before about this issue of the rocker arms hitting the valve covers. or I suppose it is the adjusters hitting. I am using the 1.7 rockers with the 911 swivel foot adjusters. It does seem the adjusters stick up a bit. how common is this hitting? I have new heads and valves. is this just an issue with valves that have been reground or heads that have seats that have been cut deeper? Should I maybe clay the rocker covers for clearance? I guess you just hammer a little clearance into the covers if its too close. |
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