What is the proper method?
Les

 

I just read an article in one of the car magazines that says to use a syringe and fill the front bowl through the vent tube. The article said to buy an infant oral medication syringe that is about 10cc. It comes with no needle. It goes on to say about 5 or 6 fills of the syringe should be enough to get the car running long enough to get everything going until the fuel pump can catch up.

Makes good sense to me. BTW, the magazine was Corvette Enthusiast November 2004.

 

Crank the motor till it starts
If it doesn't start by the third try plug in the ignition wire to the coil

 

I've always just bumped it until it fires...

Or, run it on ether, carb spray, wd40, shots of gas from an aerosol spray bomb...

The last one is kind of rough though! If it backfires it has issues...

 

I used to pour gas down the carb on motors I didn't care about

Now I just crank it over, should start fairly quickly if not you have other problems

 

For a Holley, you can remove the site plug and add some fuel. Once it fires (starts) off, it should fill the carb long before the fuel that was put in is used.

 

Surely, you just turn the ignirion key???

 

um, ok.

I thought that after installing a new carb, that there would be some kind of technique to startup.

 

No, the fuel pump will hit the carb within seconds.

 

Easy Enough...

 

if you are breakin a new cam i would fill the float bowls first unless you have a electric fuel pump.

 

Yeah! thats how, I used to do it! Crank the new motor over and rub off all the molly paste on the new cam to make sure it goes flat! You just need to pour gas down the floatbowl vent tube (almost always the vertical tube at the outer edge of the venturii area on any carb.) Check to make sure the accelerator pump is squirting, make sure your ignition is firing the plugs (take out the distributor and spin it), PRIME the oiling system using a distributor housing so all the oil galleys are pressurized (I use a Milwaulke "Magnum" 1/2 drill motor-they are the BEST!), set the motor on about 10 degrees before TDC on the #1 cylinder, turn the distributor until you see a spark fire from the coil lead, check the cooling system for leaks with a "Stant" cooling system pressure checker, get a big old house fan going full blast on the radiator core, and get inside and light the sucker off! Pay attention to the oil pressure (the drill motor should have gotten you to at LEAST 15PSI pressure while priming), keep the RPM's above 2000, watch the water temprature, check for fuel leaks (have a fire extingusher handy just in case!) check over the cooling system (I hope you know how to properly fill a Vettes radiator) set the timing, and go for your first drive! I pity my friend with the automotive machine shop because I know how ignorant people are in getting a new engine to fire. Air, gas and ignition thats all it takes to get the sucker to light off! Having the oiling and cooling systems working will help to keep it running after you fire it off. My 2 cents, and a lot of knowledge!

 

Judging by his previous posts I think he is just doing an intake swap, no need to do all that on a motor that is already broken in.

 

[QUOTE=Solid LT1]check over the cooling system (I hope you know how to properly fill a Vettes radiator) QUOTE]

well i'm not sure of the proper way ....but this is how i do it ....remove thermostat and fill radiator until full and then put thermostat on.... so what is the proper way??? and drill 4 1/16" holes in thermostat to relieve pressure ...thks bob

 

works for me

 

[QUOTE=bobs77vet]You are WAY UP on the Corvette food chain! I usually drill a 1/4" hole in the thermostat and always fill from the intake manifold outlet! I would let you work on my Vette, hows that for a vote of confidence! (except I'm a cheap sucker and won't pay much! Heh Heh.)

 

i work for cold beer .....

 

I use a turkey baister ($2) to pull some fuel out'a the tank and just squirt it down the carb bowl vents to fill the fuel bowl(s). Pump the throttle once or twice slowly to verify pump shot squirts fuel. Dont know if there is a proper method? Use the same baister to fill the batteries with dist wtr too but buy a new one to use on Thanksgiving Day. cardo0

 

[QUOTE=bobs77vet]Why drill holes in the thormostat?

 

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