Hey everyone, good news!
Today I fired up the motor for the first time!
I first cranked it without the spark plugs in so I could get good oil pressure. After 30 seconds of cranking it the light went out and it was time to go.
It started right up, and idled great. I did my first assessment to make sure it wasn't leaking from anywhere, which it isn't.
Then I started the procedure to break-in the cam, which I decided on 15 min at 1500 rpm as 22RE performance recommends. About one minute in, and the block heater I installed blew out! Hot coolant everywhere!! I quickly shut it down.
Not sure why the heater failed, I tightened the nut that spreads the arms that hold it in. I may take it back and get a new one if I can't get it to seal.
Worst comes to worse, I'll just install the freeze-plug back in.
After filling it up with coolant she won't start. I abstained from cranking too long as that would put more fuel in the cylinders than I want. Any reasons why? It can't be anything insane if it ran great before I had to shut it down. Got it to sputter but no start. Timing hasn't been set yet, but had it been a tooth off the chain it wouldn't run at all or very poorly.
Excited! Thanks everyone.
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