I have a motor which I want to put together on a stand and be able to run it.

The engine is from an '84 T/A, it's an L69 engine
I'm assuming I can set a gas can on the ground and run the fuel line to the fuel pump. What should I do with the return line? I'm assuming I should fabricate a cap for the fuel can which has the feed line going to the bottom of the can and the return just an inch below the cap, all air tight ofcourse. Would this work ok? I'm concerned about safety more than anything. I am putting this engine together in a storage space, so I need to do this as clean as I can.

I also have all of the original emmisions stuff and all of the vaccum hoses, should I even bother with all of that, or just get it running with most of the carburator's vaccum ports plugged?

Does anyone have any good ideas for exaustintg the fumes? I have the manifolds and ypipe, but I might just use the manifolds and run a 2" flex pipe from each manifold to the door. I'd like to use a muffler too, this might prevent an eviction from my storage unit!

thanks for the input!

 

I may have figured out what to do with the exaust. I am going to use the factory y-pipe and attach a muffler directly to the 4-bolt flange (big squar flange). I'm not going through the trouble of finding a flange to mate with this. I'm thinking of using any junk muffler, since this is temporary, cutting off the input pipe to make it flush and sheet metal screw the flange directly to the muffler.....maybee with a gasket. I can add some flex pipe to the output end and run it to the door. Most any muffler with at least a 2" pipe should work. These are cheap, since they are basically scrap metal to begin with. I'm sure all of this exaust work will clear the stand ok.

as for the fuel, I still believe it would be best to set all of the fuel lines and emmisions stuff up, just like it was in the car. I may just use a regular 5 gal plastic container and drill the holes for the hoses and use liquid nails caulking.

The whole purose of this is to get my engine in one piece, so I have it ready for my next thirdgen or I can pass it along if I don't need it. Most of you are probably laughing at me, that's alright though, I'm really looking forward to getting this motor running again....even if I can't actually 'drive' anything once it's finished. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
I will make a new post to share any problems or report any tech info worth sharing if I learn anything new.

 

I don't think Liquid Nails will work, it's soluble in gasoline.

You can just stick both hoses down into the can. Works fine. Guess how I know.

The main thing you need to get right, is amking sure the engine block can't spin. When you rev the motor the whole thing will tend to turn in the opposite direction from the way the crank turns. Newton's Second Law holds true even in the garage.