Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General General Just blew my motor...for the SECOND TIME

Originally posted by Stazi:

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Originally posted by Pope:

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Originally posted by Stazi:

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All you do is disconnect the coil lead from the ECU = no spark.

Also it doesn't hurt that you leave out the plugs when you almost ready to start it for the first time and rank it over like that for a few seconds to prime all the oil passages without any compression from having the plugs in there.


Then reinstall the plugs and wires. reconnect the lead to the coil and start her up. Let it idle for the first time until it gets ALL THE WAY TO WARM/NORMAL. This allows a slow break in of any new components, especially the bearings. Then drive EASY for the first 50 miles. Don't lug the engine and don't rev the crap out of it. Keep it below 4000rpm. The after that drive it for the first 500 miles keeping it under 5000rpm. Then at 1000 miles change the oil and filter.

Oh for for the very first time USE REGULAR OIL TO ALLOW FOR BREAK IN!

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Or the opposing position

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Even if you believe this BS, you'll see that he agrees to warm the engine up completely. It's not liek as soon as you build the engine you peel out of your driveway and go fishtailing up the street - that's just stupid.

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Thats funny, when I used to work at the Pontiac Dealership... we got out first GTO in. As SOON as it was off the truck, the dealership owner went out to it, got in it, and BEAT THE SH!T out of it up and down the street... all with 12 miles on it. I feel sorry for the sorry sap that bought that one. Not to say I wasn't guilty of a few hard accelerations in those cars...but, I was just an underpaid worker..