3vil

iTrader: (4)

Ok so this is a slightly different type of engine swap question. I am currently in possession of rebuilt street port 13b. I believe the work was done by Hayes (I know how people feel about them) But there is some back story to this engine...

A friend of mine bought it around 2002 for a 89 GTU build he was working on. He had some financial problems in 2002-2003 and had to sell off the whole project before he could even install the engine. A 2nd buddy of mine bought the engine with plans to install it in his 87 GXL, only he wanted to blow up his stock engine first. But there were a few problems, his old engine didn't want to give up the ghost, and then his car got hit by a drunk and was totaled.

So now here we are, 2010. The friend with the totaled GXL held on to the engine (and some other FC goodies) with plans to buy another FC and drop them in. He's gone a different route, so he sold it to me for cheap just so he wouldn't have to lift/store it.

Now I have a rebuilt 13b sitting in my livingroom. It still has all the plugs in it, and has been turned over by hand a few times. My question is, What should I do to prep this engine to ensure it will be ok after sitting so long? I plan to do the swap in my 88 GXL this summer when classes are over, but I'd like to get started on this thing while I have some time.

I fig'd I should maybe add a little oil to intake ports and turn it over by hand, test the coolant pressure to make sure the seals are still in good shape, and do a compression check on both rotors. Any other suggestions form the rotor gurus?

Sorry for the wall of text, thanks for all your help, and here's some pics!!!

Aaron Cake

iTrader: (1)

I wouldn't worry about the coolant seals (they don't fail from sitting) but certainly put some oil into the chambers and turn the engine over by hand.

You can look through the exhaust ports at the apex seals and make sure they still move up and down in their grooves.