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Old 10-18-2016, 08:07 PM   #6
davepl
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Re: First start advice.

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Originally Posted by cypressbog View Post
I'd pre-oil it. Pull the distributor, find a junkyard distributor shaft and hook it to your power drill. It gets the oil pump working and prevents dry start that could cause damage.
You sort of have to remove/grind off the gear. Unless you've got a REALLY powerful drill.

You could also (in addition, not instead of) pull the plugs and shoot oil into each cylinder and then turn if over by hand a couple of times.
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