How much do you crank it?

A lot of first engine starts of 2007 is right around the corner. On average, how many cranks does it take to get your engine fired back to life? My 1980, I used to have to disconnect the fuel line from the tank and pour gas into a funnel to fill the fuel line. Then it would take 2-3 good cranks and high idle to keep it running. My '86 takes a 4-5 pumps of the throttle and a couple of cranks. I need to keep some RPM's going to get it nice and warmed up. Then for the rest of the year, one throttle pump and one crank. Do the EFI's just fire up on the first crank??? Good luck to everyone this year.

Ken

I'll try to get a quick vid of the GT40 "waking up" for the first time this year.

Last year to my surprise mine started on the 2nd crank. It shortly died but after I turned the idle up a bit it ran like a top. I always pump the gas 3 or 4 times before I start it to get a little gas in the motor.

From what I've read, Quinner cranks it every couple of weeks, if not more often, during the winter BKH

Yikes, that's one thing I didn't do, fog each cylinder. Should I squirt some mystery oil in each cylinder prior to start up? Wouldn't hurt, right?

Ken

I don't miss these days Smokey O/B

HOLY SMOKES, check out this twin turbo boat engine. That's going in my boat this year.

Twin Turbo Engine

Ken

Don't let this happen to you engine fire

Nautique2001 wrote: Where's Tim B on this Twin Turbo matter? Tim, what's your opinion here? Can this be dropped in a Nautique?

Absolutely- all it takes is money.

Quinn-

I used the spray-can Penzoil fogging oil with about a 5 second squirt per cylinder and turned it over by hand before layup. The concern is that you'd put too much oil in and inhibit the piston from completing the compression stroke, severely damaging the engine. I can't imagine I put that much oil in each cylinder- it would be almost impossible- but it worries me enough that I'll spin the engine over a few times without plugs before I start it this spring.

Joel,

You won't have an issue with Hydrolock, that small amount of fogging oil is not a problem at all. It will burn off quickly. If you're not certain then just turn it over for a minute without plugs and you'll be fine. Drap some shop rags over the plug holes so you don't shoot any oil on your interior.

As for starting mine, I don't have a kill switch so I do it the 79 way and pull the coil wire and let it crank for just a bit to get some oil flowing. That also gets some fuel pumped up to fill the bowls, then it should start instantly. If you've still got last years plugs in it they could misfire until you get some heat in it but they'll clear up. I usually change mine in the fall after I foul the engine so start up is a breeze in the spring, of course this year I've got a little more to deal with

You still headed to Bennett's this year?

When you crank with the plugs out you also build oil pressure in the whole engine so when you do try to start everything is lubed

Mine is 15/16" I put it on a short 6" extionsion and 1/2" drive

This clears my pylon nice and turns very easy

This is on a 1982 351 frod

    I find the major difference in initial srping time start-up is having the fuel there. I usually use a small funnel and fill the bowl of the quadratoilet and it fires and runs great. The other has a 4160 holley with a electric fuel pump. The electric fuel pump works great as it fires right up too. Most initial crankin is from the fuel being dried up in the bowl requiring the mechanical fuel pump some time to get the fuel there.

                                    Jeff...

The Dude wrote: btw, Ken, fine job of naming your topic.

Hey now!

Ken