I have had a Lt1 sitting for almost a year, I will install it again in a few weeks
and would like to know how in the world do you prime these LT1's before startup. ??

(prime with oil)

 

remove coil wire and crank with starter

 

Are you being for real????

I thought turning your starter for more that 10 seconds was not a good thing?
Or doing it over and over, will burn up the starter.

 

Thats how I primed mine. I havent had any starter problems... It's been a year later.

 

How long did you let your starter spin for??

 

I just cranked it for about 2 seconds each time i turned the key. I turned the key 5 times.

 

Take a drill and use it to turn the shaft connected to the oil pump.

 

Thats how I do the carbed motors. I was just not sure if there was not another way for the LT1.

 

Hell, that defeats the whole purpose of priming it...might as well fire the thing up.

 

Remove the intake and get a priming tool and prime it with a drill. Ya don't know what kind or how much assy lube is on the bearings.
To give ya an idea how ctitical it is Cup teams only turn the engine 3 rev for a complete assy including valve adjustment.
If it's a used engine then it would be like it setting in storage for a year,just crank and go.

 

i did the same thing.turned it over for 10 seconds...never had a problem with my starter.