True enough, Steve. At least you wonâ??t introduce anything more!
Tom Coradeschi
tjcora@icloud.com
> On Apr 2, 2021, at 12:31 PM, Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> Tom,
>
> My plan is to do pretty much what you describe. Was just considering some
> sort of cleaning first. You want to stuff rags in the intake before using
> compressed air, but it has been wide open for a year. That will keep debris
> from entering, but I have no idea what might have entered already.
>
> -Steve T.
>
> At 11:12 AM 4/2/2021, Thomas Coradeschi wrote:
>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64Steve: I am firmly of the belief that the
>> only thing which should go near the valve train or the crankcase is motor
>> oil. For an engine that's been sitting, making sure you have lubrication is
>> key.
>>
>> My Dad was a bona-fide MG guy for years - used one of his (the '78, I think)
>> as a daily driver for quite some time in the late 80s and was very active in
>> our local MG club. Based on what I've seen, those pushrod motors are pretty
>> much the textbook definition of mechanically bulletproof. Electrics of the
>> era Errrr, not so much.
>>
>> I'd suggest that you do the following.
>>
>> Blow off any loose crud you see with compressed air (stuff rags in the
>> intake ports first). Re-install the valve cover, pan, manifolds, etc and get
>> the motor in the car and hooked up to cooling, electrical, fuel, etc.
>>
>> Before you fire it, pull the plugs and disable the ignition (pull the hot
>> wire off the coil or ground its output), then spin the engine over until you
>> have positive indication of oil pressure - either on a gage, if it has one,
>> or by seeing the idiot light go out.
>>
>> Once that's done, reinstall the plugs, hook up the ignition and fire it up,
>> again observing whatever indicators you have relative to oil pressure.
>>
>> My $0.02, and worth what you paid for it:-)
>>
>> Tom Coradeschi
>> tjcora@icloud.com
>
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