I'm gonna be wiring up an engine for the first time ever soon. I'm also gonna be changing a cam for the first time, so when I get the new cam in I want to be SURE the engine will start right away so I don't have to crank on it forever.
Therefor, I want to fire up the engine as is before I change the cam. I'm just gonna drop it in place, no cooling system, no belts at all, no tranny.
I was going to wire the alternator the normal way, except it won't be connected to any belts so it won't be turning.
Will this mess anything up?
Will anything I described mess anything up?
The goal here is to learn to wire an engine and time the distributor close enough to fire it up so that I can make mistakes with a completely broken in engine rather than one with a bran new cam.
Maybe this is a bad idea, any input would be app.
Also, I read the thread about running engines with no pipes, I will put the headers on to do this.