First startup
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:00 pm
Haven't been here for a while, to be honest because I've been neglecting my S4 project. However, got back into it on the weekend and completely unexpectedly was in a position to start the motor for the first time.
I bought the car last May and I know it hasn't been started since then. It's possible it hasn't been started for a few years, but the engine looked very clean (new seals, gaskets, etc) so we just changed the oil, turned it over gently without the plugs in to get the oil circulated, bolted the carbs on, primed with fuel, and it fired on the first turn of the key. I can't remember that ever happening to me before!
The only hitch was freeing the starter, but a tap from underneath with a hammer did the trick.
Posting this here to keep me motivated - got plenty more "little" jobs to do before it's on the road
(the vid is the second startup a few mins later - didn't have the phone out for the first)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVKRHI_aT9k
I bought the car last May and I know it hasn't been started since then. It's possible it hasn't been started for a few years, but the engine looked very clean (new seals, gaskets, etc) so we just changed the oil, turned it over gently without the plugs in to get the oil circulated, bolted the carbs on, primed with fuel, and it fired on the first turn of the key. I can't remember that ever happening to me before!
The only hitch was freeing the starter, but a tap from underneath with a hammer did the trick.
Posting this here to keep me motivated - got plenty more "little" jobs to do before it's on the road
(the vid is the second startup a few mins later - didn't have the phone out for the first)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVKRHI_aT9k