Any good tips for firing up motor on engine stand?

harrisonm said

I agree with "Don't". A friend of mine has an engine run stand (and a real paint boot - good friend to have). The engine run stand is great, but unless you have the ability to actually build/weld something that would be sturdy and supply fuel, electric current, and coolant, just do what mostly everyone else does; stick it in and start it up. I'm not saying it can't be done, I'm just not sure it's worth the trouble.

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not true bud , sorry
unless to are going to try and turn 5000 RPM on a stand, wood works great !


why not ?? I would much rather find any issues with it OUT of the car before going through the trouble of having to pull it out again. I used a couple 2 x 4's mounted on the engine bosses and chained down the trans. I think its a GREAT idea to break it in first. I even mounted the radiator on a 2 x 4 stand, and used a GM HEI one wire ignition to fire it off. an electric fuel pump works great to .

you naysayers are wussies ! LOL