It Lives !!!!!!

So today I set out to do some more preperation for starting my engine.  Last week I did a temporary fuel system, and before I knew it I was ready to try starting it.  Luckily it occured to me to check the oil as it had basically none, so a quick trip to repco fixed that.

I dragged the engine outside and set it up sitting on a pallet, and the engine crane tehering it from above, but not taking any weight, it was just to stop it tipping over.

Then I hooked up the electrics, stole the battery from my car and with no fuel turned it over a couple of times to at least attempt to get some oil circulation.

I then hooked up the fuel,  to be honest I didn't expect it to start,  I thought if I was luckily it might cough and splutter a bit, but it roared into life no problems at all,  with the fuel on, it took only about 3 seconds to start.

It wont idle, but there are plenty of reasons for that,  no fly wheel, no MAF sensor to name just two.

It made my day, I can now confidently carry on buying parts to marinise it. It also proved that the decision to send the ECU to Russia to have the security bypassed was a very good move.

http://youtu.be/POdcFvgkR04