Been waiting for this.... like forever.

 

Hope to have a start up vid tomorrow.

 

Sweet man! I'll be waiting for it lol

 

Picture didn't attach last night.

 

Exhaust manifolds go on tomorrow. had to take off the intake twice today to fix some stuff so didn't get as far as I'd like. Top end is all buttoned up though!

 

Lookin great man..Clean!

First start still tomorrow ? I know when I say something like that, might as well add a day or two right of the bat lol.

 

Lol that pretty much sums up the whole project. Things happen and stuff gets pushed back.

If I can get the manifolds on without too much trouble I'll try to start it up.

Anything I should do first before firing it up?

 

Make sure the fuel lines are pushed all the way on, - until you actually hear a click. Sucks when they're not. They may require one more tug to lock in the rail.

The crank sensor is plugged in correct ?

All I can think of at the moment lol.

 

If the injectors have been dry for awhile, might want to go ahead and connect a fuel pressure gauge to the rail. Since most gauges have a purge button, you can hit that button and you'll know once the air is purged to the rail. Sometimes it can take awhile to purge on it's own thru the return, - so don't be discouraged if she don't fire too quickly, - specially if everything was pop corn fart dry. Anyway, that button can speed things up a bit.
Also, several key on states can assist in purging. You just don't want to crank for more than 4 seconds straight. After 4 seconds, the rail is disabled momentarily, until you key off.

 

I always crank the engine over by hand or pull the fuel pump fuse and crank for just a little to get some oil flowing through the engine at the right pressure. Then i usually prime the fuel pump a few times and prey that it starts lol. Oh i always leave my coolant overflow caps off to so the cooling system can burp itself.

Not saying that's exactly what needs to be done... But it's what i always do!