So I had the SBC for my FJ40 completely rebuilt and then did the worst thing one could do, I let it sit up due to an idle project mostly because of funding. We're not going to discuss for how long it has sat. I did spray a liberal amount of fogging oil in each cylinder and put a spark plug in each hole. I also taped over any and every hole in the block to keep anything from crawling in especially dirt dobbers. It has also sat covered inside the garage with no motor oil since the build.
Now that things are back on again what should I do to prevent destroying this engine on attempted startup? Do I need to pull the pan and bearing caps and re-lube the bearings? Or can I just use a distributer type oil primer and prime the engine and turn it over by hand several times prior to a real startup?
Now that things are back on again what should I do to prevent destroying this engine on attempted startup? Do I need to pull the pan and bearing caps and re-lube the bearings? Or can I just use a distributer type oil primer and prime the engine and turn it over by hand several times prior to a real startup?