HI MR T SAID POST A THREAD FOOL so here it is i got a 58 off e-bay it has a fresh 223 never installed was totally rebuilt but never put back in truck i took inspection plates off looked under valve cover they packed greas on all parts cause the guy knew it was going to be a while befor he got back to his project well i have it now it was done about 2-3 years ago what should i do next put oil in spin it over by hand change gaskets? or just put it and go thanks 19F10059 P.S IT WAS PAINTED SEALD WHEN IT WAS FIRST DONE

 

I think I would give it a good look spin it over by hand put it in and go.

 

You could pull the distributor, and drive the oil pump with an electric drill to get some oil pressure happening before turning the engine over.
And if the motor was rebuilt by an amateur, it wouldn't hurt to double check that everything has been torqued correctly, and to verify the bearing clearances. See if the rocker adjusting screws aren't stripped... that was a problem with a rebuilt 223 I got a deal on.

 

I would suspect if they took the time to grease the parts you are fine. I would put the engine in make sure the idle is turned way down on the carb and try and start it. If the engine was built correctly the parts hould have been lubricated with grease as the engine was assembled.

 

I rebuilt a six-cylinder Healey engine in my youth, and thought I'd be smart and grease it up real good. Well, let me tell you it took 3 hours of towing that car around, dropping the clutch, to get it to spin enough to fire off. The rear tires were almost flat-spotted by the time we got it to crank! The bearing clearances are designed for the viscosity of oil, and the starter could not enough manage a half-turn with the grease in them. Unless you pulled the bearing caps to see what's in them (grease or oil), you won't know, so I highly recommend usig a HD 1/2" drill and a pre-oiler adapter to pump fresh oil throughout the engine while someone else turns the crank over. Yu just can't lose doing this anyway.

-- Ross

 

LOL, I guess my instructor in VoTech college taught me better then that. Did you use actually wheel bearing grease? We used a light weight grease to coat all the parts to keep them from rusting and provide lubricant while the system was coming up to pressure. This also allowed us to turn the engine over by hand on the stand to check for any binding. Haven't rebuilt and engine in 10 years can't remember what type of grease it was these days.

 

I've heard of stuff called "engine assembly lube" that is designed to wash away harmlessly in oil.