Thread: Cold run question....

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Ok "ya'll". As most of you know, I have a '72 Dodge Charger with a 318. And as most of you know I am swapping the intake from the stock 2 barrel to the 4-barrel. I also am swapping the ignition out for a brand new electric set-up.

The question is, before I get all of this set up correctly and get ready to crank it over, do I need to check anything to make sure I don't blow the engine or something? My dad said that considering how old it is and how long it's been since it was driven, the main bearings could be froze up and I am sure that could do plenty of damage. After all of my studying and what not about this I am pretty sure I have everything covered, but is there anything else I need to know before attempting to crank a 32 year old Mopar?

And thanks for all of your previous help guys, this site rocks.

I would take the time to pull the oil pan and at least look at the crank etc......then if all looks ok.......pre-oil the engine before cranking on it.

Originally posted by Streets
and also take the mouting pad off for the anchor chain attachment...

Spoken by a true Mopar fan.

By pre-oil you just mean change the oil and filter right? Got that covered, bought some of that Mobil Drive Clean oil. Also, figured I would change the transmission oil if'n I can figure out how to do it.... which I probably can't.

Also, as far as setting up my ignition goes, the installation guide I have says that the distributor has 8 points that have to be checked for correct distance or something. But I was told that since it is an electric ignition there shouldn't be anything like that to worry about. Any recommendations there?