dmschuler@gmail.com wrote:

> excitment is building...
>
> tightened the pinion, put the differential cover back on, filled it
> with oil, new battery.
>
> roared to life after a two year break. started right up!
>
> It sounds good in the driveway. no odd noises, seems good.
>
> Tomorrow I'll fix the gas leak and take it around the block.
>
> Thanks for all the advice, and the luck!
>

When you come back, ------ a bunch of newspaper so you can find all those
other leaks from dried out seals after setting for 2 years - it's gonna be
pissed at you.

Seriously, give some hard thought to the gas in th tank. It's going to be
pretty bad after setting, so consider either draining it (if it was full)
or just adding a bottle of cleaner and a full tank of good gas before
driving it far - hate to see you back in a week or so asking about how to
clean injectors and replace fuel filters! Oil change wouldn't hurt,
either, but that can wait until you're sure it's going to run OK.
--
Will Honea

 

On Apr 22, 1:40 am, Will Honea <who...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> dmschu...@gmail.com wrote:
> > excitment is building...
>
> > tightened the pinion, put the differential cover back on, filled it
> > with oil, new battery.
>
> > roared to life after a two year break. started right up!
>
> > It sounds good in the driveway. no odd noises, seems good.
>
> > Tomorrow I'll fix the gas leak and take it around the block.
>
> > Thanks for all the advice, and the luck!
>
> When you come back, ------ a bunch of newspaper so you can find all those
> other leaks from dried out seals after setting for 2 years - it's gonna be
> pissed at you.
>
> Seriously, give some hard thought to the gas in th tank. It's going to be
> pretty bad after setting, so consider either draining it (if it was full)
> or just adding a bottle of cleaner and a full tank of good gas before
> driving it far - hate to see you back in a week or so asking about how to
> clean injectors and replace fuel filters! Oil change wouldn't hurt,
> either, but that can wait until you're sure it's going to run OK.
> --
> Will Honea

Thanks Will. I'm going through it (and under it!) looking for things
like that today. So far my list includes tires, brakes, emergency
brake cables, oil change, and several other items. WIth gas prices
what they are I cring at the though of draining the full tank
though...

Doug

 

On Apr 22, 1:40 am, Will Honea <who...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> dmschu...@gmail.com wrote:
> > excitment is building...
>
> > tightened the pinion, put the differential cover back on, filled it
> > with oil, new battery.
>
> > roared to life after a two year break. started right up!
>
> > It sounds good in the driveway. no odd noises, seems good.
>
> > Tomorrow I'll fix the gas leak and take it around the block.
>
> > Thanks for all the advice, and the luck!
>
> When you come back, ------ a bunch of newspaper so you can find all those
> other leaks from dried out seals after setting for 2 years - it's gonna be
> pissed at you.
>
> Seriously, give some hard thought to the gas in th tank. It's going to be
> pretty bad after setting, so consider either draining it (if it was full)
> or just adding a bottle of cleaner and a full tank of good gas before
> driving it far - hate to see you back in a week or so asking about how to
> clean injectors and replace fuel filters! Oil change wouldn't hurt,
> either, but that can wait until you're sure it's going to run OK.
> --
> Will Honea

Thanks Will. I'm going through it (and under it!) looking for things
like that today. So far my list includes tires, brakes, emergency
brake cables, oil change, and several other items. WIth gas prices
what they are I cring at the though of draining the full tank
though...

Doug

 

On Apr 22, 1:40 am, Will Honea <who...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> dmschu...@gmail.com wrote:
> > excitment is building...
>
> > tightened the pinion, put the differential cover back on, filled it
> > with oil, new battery.
>
> > roared to life after a two year break. started right up!
>
> > It sounds good in the driveway. no odd noises, seems good.
>
> > Tomorrow I'll fix the gas leak and take it around the block.
>
> > Thanks for all the advice, and the luck!
>
> When you come back, ------ a bunch of newspaper so you can find all those
> other leaks from dried out seals after setting for 2 years - it's gonna be
> pissed at you.
>
> Seriously, give some hard thought to the gas in th tank. It's going to be
> pretty bad after setting, so consider either draining it (if it was full)
> or just adding a bottle of cleaner and a full tank of good gas before
> driving it far - hate to see you back in a week or so asking about how to
> clean injectors and replace fuel filters! Oil change wouldn't hurt,
> either, but that can wait until you're sure it's going to run OK.
> --
> Will Honea

Thanks Will. I'm going through it (and under it!) looking for things
like that today. So far my list includes tires, brakes, emergency
brake cables, oil change, and several other items. WIth gas prices
what they are I cring at the though of draining the full tank
though...

Doug

 

On Apr 22, 1:40 am, Will Honea <who...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> dmschu...@gmail.com wrote:
> > excitment is building...
>
> > tightened the pinion, put the differential cover back on, filled it
> > with oil, new battery.
>
> > roared to life after a two year break. started right up!
>
> > It sounds good in the driveway. no odd noises, seems good.
>
> > Tomorrow I'll fix the gas leak and take it around the block.
>
> > Thanks for all the advice, and the luck!
>
> When you come back, ------ a bunch of newspaper so you can find all those
> other leaks from dried out seals after setting for 2 years - it's gonna be
> pissed at you.
>
> Seriously, give some hard thought to the gas in th tank. It's going to be
> pretty bad after setting, so consider either draining it (if it was full)
> or just adding a bottle of cleaner and a full tank of good gas before
> driving it far - hate to see you back in a week or so asking about how to
> clean injectors and replace fuel filters! Oil change wouldn't hurt,
> either, but that can wait until you're sure it's going to run OK.
> --
> Will Honea

Thanks Will. I'm going through it (and under it!) looking for things
like that today. So far my list includes tires, brakes, emergency
brake cables, oil change, and several other items. WIth gas prices
what they are I cring at the though of draining the full tank
though...

Doug

 

On 22 Apr 2007 03:11:45 -0700, dmschuler@gmail.com wrote:

>WIth gas prices
>what they are I cring at the though of draining the full tank
>though...


I would not drain the fuel as others suggest. Modern vehicle have a
better sealed tank and gas does not degrade as quickly. When fuel sets
open, the aromics in the fuel evaporate and change the vapor pressure
of the fuel but is a sealed system this happens a lot slower. You
could freshen it up a bit by topping it off with fresh fuel. I have a
old J20 that has not been on the road now for close to three years
that I plan to restore someday. It is sitting in the barn and it has
not had fresh fuel put in it for a long time yet it starts without
problem when i fire it up every several months with the old gas in it.
I have a old tractor to that is used in summer and then sits in barn
till the following spring and it starts on runs fine with gas close to
a year old in it the following spring. I recently started up a mower
that had not been used for close to 3 years and it had about 1/2 tank
of old gas and it is not sealed so it was "flat" and it did not want
to run so I topped of tank without draining it and it started up and
ran fine.
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com

 

On 22 Apr 2007 03:11:45 -0700, dmschuler@gmail.com wrote:

>WIth gas prices
>what they are I cring at the though of draining the full tank
>though...


I would not drain the fuel as others suggest. Modern vehicle have a
better sealed tank and gas does not degrade as quickly. When fuel sets
open, the aromics in the fuel evaporate and change the vapor pressure
of the fuel but is a sealed system this happens a lot slower. You
could freshen it up a bit by topping it off with fresh fuel. I have a
old J20 that has not been on the road now for close to three years
that I plan to restore someday. It is sitting in the barn and it has
not had fresh fuel put in it for a long time yet it starts without
problem when i fire it up every several months with the old gas in it.
I have a old tractor to that is used in summer and then sits in barn
till the following spring and it starts on runs fine with gas close to
a year old in it the following spring. I recently started up a mower
that had not been used for close to 3 years and it had about 1/2 tank
of old gas and it is not sealed so it was "flat" and it did not want
to run so I topped of tank without draining it and it started up and
ran fine.
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com

 

On 22 Apr 2007 03:11:45 -0700, dmschuler@gmail.com wrote:

>WIth gas prices
>what they are I cring at the though of draining the full tank
>though...


I would not drain the fuel as others suggest. Modern vehicle have a
better sealed tank and gas does not degrade as quickly. When fuel sets
open, the aromics in the fuel evaporate and change the vapor pressure
of the fuel but is a sealed system this happens a lot slower. You
could freshen it up a bit by topping it off with fresh fuel. I have a
old J20 that has not been on the road now for close to three years
that I plan to restore someday. It is sitting in the barn and it has
not had fresh fuel put in it for a long time yet it starts without
problem when i fire it up every several months with the old gas in it.
I have a old tractor to that is used in summer and then sits in barn
till the following spring and it starts on runs fine with gas close to
a year old in it the following spring. I recently started up a mower
that had not been used for close to 3 years and it had about 1/2 tank
of old gas and it is not sealed so it was "flat" and it did not want
to run so I topped of tank without draining it and it started up and
ran fine.
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com

 

On 22 Apr 2007 03:11:45 -0700, dmschuler@gmail.com wrote:

>WIth gas prices
>what they are I cring at the though of draining the full tank
>though...


I would not drain the fuel as others suggest. Modern vehicle have a
better sealed tank and gas does not degrade as quickly. When fuel sets
open, the aromics in the fuel evaporate and change the vapor pressure
of the fuel but is a sealed system this happens a lot slower. You
could freshen it up a bit by topping it off with fresh fuel. I have a
old J20 that has not been on the road now for close to three years
that I plan to restore someday. It is sitting in the barn and it has
not had fresh fuel put in it for a long time yet it starts without
problem when i fire it up every several months with the old gas in it.
I have a old tractor to that is used in summer and then sits in barn
till the following spring and it starts on runs fine with gas close to
a year old in it the following spring. I recently started up a mower
that had not been used for close to 3 years and it had about 1/2 tank
of old gas and it is not sealed so it was "flat" and it did not want
to run so I topped of tank without draining it and it started up and
ran fine.
-----------------
TheSnoMan.com