May 27, 2011 - It's alive!
Obviously, the intake system is temporary. But it makes noise!
First, I unplugged the engine computer (PCM in GM-speak) and powered up the electrical system. I then cranked the engine until I had oil pressure. This took a long time because the pump had to fill the oil cooler as well as the completely dry engine. It probably only took about 30 seconds total of intermittent cranking, but it seemed like forever. Finally, the gauge jumped up.
I pressurized the fuel system and checked for leaks. Then it was time to take a deep breath and hit the key. The car tried to stumble into life, but it wasn't happy about it and was acting like it had very low fuel pressure.
I realized I couldn't hear the fuel pump priming when I turned on the key. Checking out the wiring looked good, and hot-wiring the pump woke the engine up on 6 cylinders. I'm guessing the VATS anti-theft program got turned back on in the PCM so it won't run the pump. I'll turn that off again soon, but in the meantime I can run with the pump hotwired.
The exhaust system isn't bolted together and I have no cooling fan wiring yet - but it runs!
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