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Author Message   Onespeedpaul Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 03:18 pm:        like the title says, i'm looking for any preparation tips i should follow before attempting to crank a former basket case S1? as far as i know the engine ran before it was totalled, and it has been sitting disassembled for three maybe four years now, but i've finally got it all back together with a fresh battery, oil/fluids, tires etc. and just about ready to try to start it...   Snafu5962 Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 04:25 pm:        Have a fire extinguisher handy haha   Onespeedpaul Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 04:37 pm:        always i was thinking more along the lines of any special procedures to oil-prime the engine since it's been sitting so long.   Onespeedpaul Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 05:38 pm:        to be clear, i bought the whole bike in about 7 tote bins of varying sizes, engine was never disassembled/rebuilt what have you, i just put the whole bike back together. (Message edited by onespeedpaul on October 11, 2012)   01x1buell Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 06:00 pm:        there could still be oil lines without oil in them.   Onespeedpaul Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 06:07 pm:        i think there could very well be, that's why i posted up to see if anyone has any advice what all to do and check before trying to crank it....   Akbuell Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 06:22 pm:        Don't put gas in it, or don't turn the fuel on. Plugs out, turn the engine over w/the starter, until you see oil out the return line into the tank. Re-charge the battery while you look for oil leaks. Turn the fuel on, check for leaks, start it. Good luck, and Thanks for saving one! Dave   Eshardball Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 07:31 pm:        Put a tablespoon of oil inside each spark plug hole before you start cranking in case the rings have some rust on them   Kc_zombie Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 08:09 pm:        Lets see it!   Onespeedpaul Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 09:01 pm:        thanks guys, that's exactly what i wanted to know! i'll post up pics tomorrow.   Ratbuell Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 09:31 pm:        and do NOT be alarmed when the lifters sound like a dryer full of quarters, once you start it. They will. And it will gradually go away as they pump up.   Hybridmomentspass Posted on Friday, October 12, 2012 - 09:51 am:        when I redid my S3 (totally torn apart, new oil lines, oil tank cleaned out etc etc etc) all we did was pull the plugs and crank it over until the oil light went out. Then plugs in and it fired right up and ran fine. The gas was still "on" (its EFI), everything normal minus plugs. As stated, the lifters will sound REALLY odd, but as the pressure gets built up it'll be fine.

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