stripped my cossie 4 years ago for a rebuild and soon ish the engine will be going back in a few people have mentioned about putting shells in it as its been sat and not turned over , any input would be great

 

I would firstly replace the cambelt, once done I would take the plugs out, turn it over by hand on the crank for several revalutions, then disconnect injectors and coil, put some fresh fuel in and allow to circulate (switching on and off a few times shiould help) then turn it over until the oil pressure light goes out.
put some fresh fuel in and allow to circulate (switching on and off a few times shiould help)
replace plugs and reconnect injectors then start
you may want to change the oil and filter before aswell, also check oil level before you turn it over

Steve

 

For what it costs I'd be doing a fresh up on it last thing you want is for it yo spin a shell after it's back in

 

As above but at the very least whip the plugs out and turn over until oil pressure built up before trying to start.

 

replace the belt, pull the dizzy out and drive the hex shaped dizzy/oil pump shaft with a drill till the oil pressure comes up then pull the plugs and spin it on the starter with the injectors disconnected to get oil circulated. then start it

 

If the engine hasn't been stripped just removed whole it will be fine, I'm baffled by some of the answers here lol

Nothing is going to hurt the bearings unless it's been left outside and full of water, I would just service it and start it, I've used engines that have been stood over 10 years, the only issues I've seen are seals get hard with age and can leak

I can never see any sense in fixing things that aren't broken it's just work creation imo

 

It's a yb. It will defo leak oil ha ha ha.

 

cambelt, get oil pressure then start it, thats the correct way of doing this!

Steve

 

That's good I'll be starting mine's soon after exactly that amount of time

 

Cambelt yes, the rest is nonsense imo, and I build engines for a living !