Hello!

I have an occasion to swap engine in my sc33.
My fireblade is 1998 year, engine is 1997. I know that there was a
change in engine, but it will fit into my frame which is 1998.

But there is a different question...
Has anybody had adventure with starting engine after 7 years?
Bike had stood in a very dry garage for almost 8 years. Engine is
fresh, almost 10,000 km run. After crash engine runs.

Does anybody have any advice or suggestions with starting engine after
so many years? Should engine startup after changing of all fluids and
filters?

 

you should check the fluids. hook up your battery and touch the button bro. if it starts your golden. thats the most important part. then shut it off and change the oil and plugs etc. you gotta make sure she runs first bro. i did it with my 92' vulcan that sat outside for 8 years!!! runs like a champ! all i have to do is change the oil and plugs and such now.

 

So do you suggests to try start engine without first changing fluids, filters and such... and If engine startup, shut it down and then change all fluids, filters, etc...?
I know that engine worked fine before crash so if time didn't damage anyting it should works today.
But trying to startup engine after many years without any "special" preparation will not hurt the engine?

 

NO - I 'd suggest you remove the plugs, drop a couple of teaspoon fulls of oil into each of the bores, then turn the motor over BY HAND - so you don't score the barrels if it's dry before the oil you put in has time to coat the rings and barrels.
Second, drop some oil on the cams- a dry cam bearing will give you grief later.
Once you've turned the motor over using a spanner on the crank, and she spins freely, spin her over a few revs without the plugs, then replace the plugs and make sure she has gas.
This is the safest way to do it.
Don't forget that after 8 years the motor may have all in all the wrong places, like the valves etc so she could be a bit difficult to start, and there will be oil smoke - this will clear once the oil in the piston bores/barrels has gone through. Also, the oil pump can only deliver oil if it has oil to deliver, and if the motor was stored anyway but upright, that might not be the case.

 

When you get ready to start engine, do it with the old oil in there and let it run for a few minutes. That'll thin the oil so it drains better and you get more of the old out. Hopefully your valve seals haven't dried out on you. If it smokes badly on startup and then gets better, time for new seals.

 

this is the way to go.... anything else could damage the cylinders if it started with dry cyl. walls...

 

I don't kno about anyone else but the gaskets in the carbs are usually shot from being dry for a long time. keep on the look out for leaking gas

 

Shadow and bambam are correct. I wouldn't just start it up, either. Oil everything up real good and hand crank it for a while without fire. 8yrs is a pretty long time.

 

pulling the head and oiling the cams is going a bit far for a motor you don't know will work for any other reason. but the rest seems accurate. you also should change the gas and depending on how it was stored you probably have gummed up fuel bowls and jets, but, it's worth seeing if it'll fire up before tearing into all that. Change the oil first, not start it up to get warm or whatever. you don't even know if it will run and there could be water and rust and crap in the old oil. 96-99 are the same motor

 

pulling the head and oiling the cams is going a bit far

Who's suggesting pulling the head ?
I said drop some oil in the bores - through the sparkplug holes..............
To remove the tappet cover is 8 bolts - easy and extra insurance.

You do it your way, I'll do it mine.............