Re: resurrecting a motor after sitting for 2 years
My Cj-5's 258 sat on an engine stand outside in a field under a plastic
tarp for well over a decade, in that same New England weather. I tore it all down and put at all back together before I tried to start it, but judging from the condition when I pulled it apart I could have changed the oil (it had some water in it) put a clean carb on it and fired it right up. Earle Horton wrote: > Stored in the car, there isn't much to worry about. I had an engine that > had been "stored" outside, in a logger's equipment yard, upside down, with > the spark plugs out, for a year, in rainy New England. Since the engine had > a reputation of being pretty good, I finally got it running, with the help > of my brother, a can of ether, some Liquid Wrench, and oxygen administered > through the throttle opening. It smoked for a while, but finally turned out > all right. You won't have any problem. > > Earle > > "Simon Juncal" <SPAMERSSUCK@usefirstinitialandlastnameATerols.com > wrote in > message news:1K-dnXo6JuKXYNfeRVn-vA@rcn.net... > >>Any advice or proceedures before I try and start a 2 year dormant >>engine? I plan to change out the oil, clean off the plugs, drain and re >>fuel; before trying to starting it. Should I pull the valve cover drain >>the fuel lines/filter? It's a carburated 4 banger that ran for over 20 >>years without a problem before the state of the rest of the car made me >>park it. >> > > > |
Re: resurrecting a motor after sitting for 2 years
My Cj-5's 258 sat on an engine stand outside in a field under a plastic
tarp for well over a decade, in that same New England weather. I tore it all down and put at all back together before I tried to start it, but judging from the condition when I pulled it apart I could have changed the oil (it had some water in it) put a clean carb on it and fired it right up. Earle Horton wrote: > Stored in the car, there isn't much to worry about. I had an engine that > had been "stored" outside, in a logger's equipment yard, upside down, with > the spark plugs out, for a year, in rainy New England. Since the engine had > a reputation of being pretty good, I finally got it running, with the help > of my brother, a can of ether, some Liquid Wrench, and oxygen administered > through the throttle opening. It smoked for a while, but finally turned out > all right. You won't have any problem. > > Earle > > "Simon Juncal" <SPAMERSSUCK@usefirstinitialandlastnameATerols.com > wrote in > message news:1K-dnXo6JuKXYNfeRVn-vA@rcn.net... > >>Any advice or proceedures before I try and start a 2 year dormant >>engine? I plan to change out the oil, clean off the plugs, drain and re >>fuel; before trying to starting it. Should I pull the valve cover drain >>the fuel lines/filter? It's a carburated 4 banger that ran for over 20 >>years without a problem before the state of the rest of the car made me >>park it. >> > > > |
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