Bench starting an engine

[thejinx]

As the header says, how do you fire an engine up on the bench and what do you need?

 

[68_early_bay]

You need a gearbox bell housing with a starter, rig up a ignition switch and starter button/key associated wiring to starter, and coil, from a battery and a petrol can/mower fuel tank hung higher than the engine, piped to your fuel pump (unless you're running a elec pump, one of those too)

:mrgreen:

 

[thejinx]

Cheers. Need to track down a bell housing as the van is 20 miles away from engine. Been watching utube to see how it's done. Concerned that the engine was rebuilt a year ago and has been sat idle. Can't see it going in any time soon.

 

[vwcanuck]

I have never done it but kept these links just in case.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=258376&start=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO2ZVLDQFlQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[jonboylaw]

And for gods sake, have a fire extinguisher on hand when you do fire it up.


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[Bay-low71]

Don't forget to wire in the oil pressure light at the very least or a gauge...

 

[Mags]

I just did this at the weekend, don't forget to ensure your carb fuel cut-off (if you have one) is wired to the coil +ve so it opens when you put power to the coil.
My engine had been sitting for 3 years so I span it over on the starter until the oil pressure light went out (just used a standard electrical tester from +ve to the pressure switch being -ve)
I also chucked a little dribble of fuel down the carb just to be sure it fired before I had start troubleshooting the fuel pump and carb if it didn't.
Good luck!

 

[Mags]

Forgot to say i span it over without the spark plugs when getting the oil pressure up