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how do you make an engine run when its not in a car ? as i have bought a subaru engine to play around with. i have made a frame up to put the engine into.

any help would be greatly apppectaite

My wife just suggested you might need to supply fuel to it, connect up a battery and opperate the throttle on the carby... Pretty much the way it's done in the engine bay.

(I'm just the messenger in this instance, so don't shoot me if the advice is wrong)

+ ear muffs and a video camera to catch it rattling about your shed floor knocking over the fuel can whilst 4 blokes who are old enough know better not to do this at 2am with just a few lemonades on board run for the door...

First of all, what type of engine? EA81, EA82, EJ22, EJ20 Turbo?


All engines need fuel, air and electricity.

Assuming its an EA81 or EA82 with a carburettor'd engine

So you will need a fuel container, a pump and some fuel hose.

Does it have any sort of wiring loom with it? Because you will need 12v to the anti-dieseling solenoid, the ignition coil, the distributor ect.

How mechanical are you?

its a ea82 and its just the engine , all i want it to do is run , just something to play around with , so say a bucket with fuel in it with a fuel pump in it with all the fuel lines and that crap , and what will i have to do with the battrey?

You will need to connect power to the coil and dizzy, and have a wire to the start solenoid to get the thing cranking over. To mount the starter you'll need either some sort of frame to hold the starter in the right spot to make it work or mount a gearbox to the engine. You could add a frame to the engine to support it.

This is how I did my EJ test run on the shed floor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUjKbPrZDLM

Cheers

Bennie

If it's a Carby EA82 then you'll need..

1. Fuel supply via a low pressure facet pump
2. Power supply.. battery connected to a coil and the starter motor

If it's a EA82 EFI model then you'll need..

1. Fuel suppy via a high pressure pump
2. Power supply.. battery connected to a coil and the starter motor

Both engines will need a flywheel and gearbox (with starter motor) to swing the engine over.

Here is Jules's EJ engine with a carby and dizzy started on the floor of my workshop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN3ZXTRESms

Lets also not forget cooling shall we? If the engine is going to run anywhere over 30 seconds you will also need a radiator hooked up with a strong fan blowing through it or running a cold water hose through an open radiator opening (with bottom cock open).

GTlegs wrote:Lets also not forget cooling shall we? If the engine is going to run anywhere over 30 seconds you will also need a radiator hooked up with a strong fan blowing through it or running a cold water hose through an open radiator opening (with bottom cock open).

That as well..
Also a good ventilation in your workshop as well, unless you wanna commit suicide!
Cheers
AP

AlpineRaven wrote:That as well..
Also a good ventilation in your workshop as well, unless you wanna commit suicide!
Cheers
AP

Yap. Carbon monoxide is colourless and odourless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0FSjuXRIMw

Fuel supply and return if it is a return type carby.
Coil, disty wiring, fuel cut solenoid power on carby.
At least the y-pipe on the exhaust is a good idea.
Gearbox to mount starter motor on. Or as I have, a piece of gearbox cut off to bolt the starter motor onto.
Depending on engine type and age all the vacuum operated accessories should be plugged on. If not the engine won't run quite right and it will bother you. Also vac leaks like the break booster need to be plugged!

AlpineRaven wrote:That as well..
Also a good ventilation in your workshop as well, unless you wanna commit suicide!
Cheers
AP

If you start feeling sleepy get out of the shed, garage as quick as you can.