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First start after rebuild
DomP:
I've adjusted the tappets following the manual and refitted and adusted with a 12v light the electronic ignition today but just realised I've not released the camchain tensioner, pretty sure I should have done that first so I'll recheck it all tomorrow once I've reset the tensioner. It's all looking very nice now though, my Delkevic is also fitted which looks so good!
My intension tomorrow is to fill with oil but put as much of the specifird volume as will fit in the oil pump, soak the filter and put some through the tappet cover holes on either side. Remove the rocker end caps and with plugs out turn over on the kick-start, after that, plugs in and turn over in short bursts with the kill switch on until oil light goes out before attempting a full on start up. Sound OK?
Johnwebley:
Yes,
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Nurse Julie:
Sounds spot on. I'm sure everything will go to plan Dom, I bet you're excited, it'll be a great feeling for you when she fires up.
deltarider:
--- Quote from: DomP on March 09, 2024, 08:06:47 PM ---[...] and turn over in short bursts with the kill switch on until oil light goes out before attempting a full on start up. Sound OK?
--- End quote ---
I am not so sure short bursts will result in an extinct oil light... A tribologist has warned in his publications more than once that interrupted starts or killing the engine after a succesful start and then restart are about the worst things you can do to your engine. I assume you have prelubed parts on assembly. I'd open one or two valve covers for monitoring spats, crank the engine in one go and oil should be up there within 10 seconds.
DomP:
Thanks John/Julie, yes excited is definitely the word!
By short burst deltarider I think I was more meaning stopping if the oil light doesn't go off after say 5-10 seconds and checking for oil at the end caps.
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