Crate
Engines Start-up Instructions |
| 1. |
Always
put safety first. If your car is on the ground, be sure the emergency
brake is set, the wheels are chocked, and the transmission cannot
fall into gear. |
| 2. |
Be sure to check the
engine's oil level and prime the oil system. |
| 3. |
Run the engine between
2,000 and 2,500 RPMs, with no-load on the engine for the first 30
minutes. |
| 4. |
Adjust the distributor
timing roughly by hand for a quick start-up and the smoothest idle
possible. |
| 5. |
Adjust the carburetor
settings, if necessary. |
| 6. |
After the engine has
been running for 30 minutes, set the ignition timing (see install
ignition section for timing specifications). |
| 7. |
Drive the vehicle
with varying speeds and loads on the engine for the first 30 miles.
Be sure not to use a lot of throttle or high RPMs. |
| 8. |
Run five or six medium-throttle
accelerations to about 5,000 RPMs (55 to 60 MPH), then let off in
gear and coast back down to 20 MPH. |
| 9. |
Run a couple hard-throttle
accelerations up to about 5000 RPMs (55 to 60 MPH), then let off in
gear and coast back down to 20 MPH. |
| 10. |
Change the oil and
filter with 10W30SG oil and appropriate ACDelco oil filter. |
| 11. |
Drive the next 500
miles normally, without high RPMs (below 5,000 RPM), hard use, or
extended periods of high loading. |
| 12. |
Change the oil and
oil filter again. |
| 13. |
Your engine is now
ready for many happy cruising miles |
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General Motors Corporation |
