Engine start up
 

I am completing the last stages of my 68 GTO restoration and am getting close to starting the motor up-Last time I had it run was on a dyno in Jan 2010-This is not a newly rebuilt motor in fact it was rebuilt in 1976 and has about a thousand miles on it since-My concern is that I take the necessary precautions to avoid any issues-Looking for feedback from anyone with a similar situation

Correction it was on a dyno in Jan of 2011-prior to that the last time it was run was August 2008

Terry, I had an engine (my car) sit for 9 years without starting, or turning over, in a climate controlled storage garage. It still had old gasoline in the tank. After insuring that I had proper fluid levels, good battery/connections and some new fuel added to the tank, I pulled the coil wire and cranked the engine over for 10 seconds to allow the distributor to drive the oil pump and send lubricant throughout and build fuel pressure. I did not worry about the engine as much as I was planning to rebuild soon thereafter (slightly different than your scenario).

After cranking for 10 seconds, I reinstalled the coil wire and poured a small amount of fresh gas down the carb (just a trickle, really). The car started and ran almost immediately. I offer this as encouragement.

If you really want to extra cautious before even cranking this over, you could remove each spark plug and give a light fog with WD-40. This will burn off almost immediately once the car starts - no issue.

Have you moved the distributor (timing) since the dyno run? If not, you should be good to go. Will you be starting this engine IN the car?

Let me know if I can assist.

Kurt

After being dry for so long I think a priming tool would be a good idea.

Kurt
The engine is in the car I just want to be safe-a fair amount of work goes into detailing the engine compartment the last thing you need is to be pulling an engine
Terry