Well, it runs.
Quick whiff of oil smoke on startup (assembly oil in the bores burning off) and then clear until it started venting off some condensation (white smoke on revs).
Little bit of smoke from the engine bay as stray lubricant and some fresh paint flashed off.
Little bit of a "hunt" on the idle (figure fuel and oil pressure was still stabilizing) when first started and then settled into a quite and steady idle.
Gave it a quick blip on the throttle to see if the misfires are gone. Hit the rpm range where it would misfire and nothing seen. It's not run in yet so it was only a very quick blip. But it would mark misfire previously even with a blip.
Have an ECT sensor code, but I still have to bleed the coolant. Connector is connected at the ect sensor.
Overall: looks hopeful.
Time to put the front end back together and install the flares and wheel well shields.
Then it's time to run it through a heat cycle at around 2K rpm and see what I get for codes.
Then, out for a short drive around the neighborhood.
I may ir may not have a cooling fan problem. I can command the test through the scan tool and the fan runs, but the temp got to 220f with no fan so I shut it down. A mini mechanic I’ve been talking too says the fan doesn’t come on until 228F (!) so I’ll have to run it to 230F and see if it comes on.
I’m used to lower coolant temps, but these days they run engines hot for emissions, so we’ll see what we see…
