Re: Start up after storage
 

It depends on the climate. If this car had been left in Colorado or New
Mexico, there wouldn't be a problem with the engine starting. The Jaguar my
brother parked in the yard for a year in New England needed a two by four
and a sledge hammer to break the pistons loose.

Earle

"abomb69" <abuse@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:x5jDh.157$M65.74@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net.. .
> I had a friend that had a 73 Caddy Eldorado 503ci ( I know caddy has
> nothing to do with the group), it sat for 15years and when he started it,
> all he had to do was buy a new battery and put some new gas in it. but
then
> once he got it out of the yard on the road, theres a different story,
brake
> lines, tires, brake pads...
>
> "RoyJ" <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message
> news:ZZhDh.5268$Jl.2639@newsread3.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> > For only a year of storage, I would just start it up unless you are
really
> > paranoid. I would NOT change the filter (or the the oil for that matter)
> > before starting up. Check the coolant level. Put the battery on the
> > charger for a day or so to get it fully charged and warmed up. Pulling
the
> > plugs and adding oil is a nice thought, depends on what humidity you
> > stored it at. A must on the gulf coast, the cold weather in the frozen
> > north seems to put rust in hibernation like the rest of things.
> >
> > The carb will be dry, it will take a fair amount of cranking before it
> > starts, this will bring oil up into the mains and rods.
> >
> >
>
>

Re: Start up after storage
 

> But 1 year should be pretty much a "fire it up" if it was decently
> maintained.


I totoally agree. What do you think the RV'ers do when their rig has
sat for a year? They just charge the battery and start it. Thats
what I do to with my RV.

Re: Start up after storage
 

> But 1 year should be pretty much a "fire it up" if it was decently
> maintained.


I totoally agree. What do you think the RV'ers do when their rig has
sat for a year? They just charge the battery and start it. Thats
what I do to with my RV.

Re: Start up after storage
 

> But 1 year should be pretty much a "fire it up" if it was decently
> maintained.


I totoally agree. What do you think the RV'ers do when their rig has
sat for a year? They just charge the battery and start it. Thats
what I do to with my RV.

Re: Start up after storage
 

......possibly have some condensation in the gas tank, eh.

"RoyJ" <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message
news:ZZhDh.5268$Jl.2639@newsread3.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> For only a year of storage, I would just start it up unless you are really
> paranoid. I would NOT change the filter (or the the oil for that matter)
> before starting up. Check the coolant level. Put the battery on the
> charger for a day or so to get it fully charged and warmed up. Pulling the
> plugs and adding oil is a nice thought, depends on what humidity you
> stored it at. A must on the gulf coast, the cold weather in the frozen
> north seems to put rust in hibernation like the rest of things.
>
> The carb will be dry, it will take a fair amount of cranking before it
> starts, this will bring oil up into the mains and rods.
>
> Let it run for 20 to 30 minutes, change the oil and filter. Check for
> leaks in the cooling system. Consider flushing and refill the coolant with
> new antifreeze.
>
> 83 CJ wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Been monitoring the group and had a quick question.
>>
>> I've had my CJ in storage for the past year and am getting ready to
>> redeploy this Spring and start it up again. Wanted to ask what the
>> best way to do the initial start up is. Since it hasn't run in a year
>> I'm assuming all the oil is down in the pan.
>>
>> I plan to change the oil first, and thought about puling the valve
>> cover gaskets and pouting a quart down each side when I refill it.
>> Should I pull the plugs and put a _small_ amount of oil in each
>> cycilinder? Anything else?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>

Re: Start up after storage
 

......possibly have some condensation in the gas tank, eh.

"RoyJ" <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message
news:ZZhDh.5268$Jl.2639@newsread3.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> For only a year of storage, I would just start it up unless you are really
> paranoid. I would NOT change the filter (or the the oil for that matter)
> before starting up. Check the coolant level. Put the battery on the
> charger for a day or so to get it fully charged and warmed up. Pulling the
> plugs and adding oil is a nice thought, depends on what humidity you
> stored it at. A must on the gulf coast, the cold weather in the frozen
> north seems to put rust in hibernation like the rest of things.
>
> The carb will be dry, it will take a fair amount of cranking before it
> starts, this will bring oil up into the mains and rods.
>
> Let it run for 20 to 30 minutes, change the oil and filter. Check for
> leaks in the cooling system. Consider flushing and refill the coolant with
> new antifreeze.
>
> 83 CJ wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Been monitoring the group and had a quick question.
>>
>> I've had my CJ in storage for the past year and am getting ready to
>> redeploy this Spring and start it up again. Wanted to ask what the
>> best way to do the initial start up is. Since it hasn't run in a year
>> I'm assuming all the oil is down in the pan.
>>
>> I plan to change the oil first, and thought about puling the valve
>> cover gaskets and pouting a quart down each side when I refill it.
>> Should I pull the plugs and put a _small_ amount of oil in each
>> cycilinder? Anything else?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>

Re: Start up after storage
 

......possibly have some condensation in the gas tank, eh.

"RoyJ" <spamless@microsoft.net> wrote in message
news:ZZhDh.5268$Jl.2639@newsread3.news.pas.earthli nk.net...
> For only a year of storage, I would just start it up unless you are really
> paranoid. I would NOT change the filter (or the the oil for that matter)
> before starting up. Check the coolant level. Put the battery on the
> charger for a day or so to get it fully charged and warmed up. Pulling the
> plugs and adding oil is a nice thought, depends on what humidity you
> stored it at. A must on the gulf coast, the cold weather in the frozen
> north seems to put rust in hibernation like the rest of things.
>
> The carb will be dry, it will take a fair amount of cranking before it
> starts, this will bring oil up into the mains and rods.
>
> Let it run for 20 to 30 minutes, change the oil and filter. Check for
> leaks in the cooling system. Consider flushing and refill the coolant with
> new antifreeze.
>
> 83 CJ wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Been monitoring the group and had a quick question.
>>
>> I've had my CJ in storage for the past year and am getting ready to
>> redeploy this Spring and start it up again. Wanted to ask what the
>> best way to do the initial start up is. Since it hasn't run in a year
>> I'm assuming all the oil is down in the pan.
>>
>> I plan to change the oil first, and thought about puling the valve
>> cover gaskets and pouting a quart down each side when I refill it.
>> Should I pull the plugs and put a _small_ amount of oil in each
>> cycilinder? Anything else?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>

Re: Start up after storage
 

Thanks for all the advice (would have responded earlier but I was away
from the computer).

How do you do the thing with the drill? I've heard about that before
but never understood how to make it work.

Erik

Re: Start up after storage
 

Thanks for all the advice (would have responded earlier but I was away
from the computer).

How do you do the thing with the drill? I've heard about that before
but never understood how to make it work.

Erik

Re: Start up after storage
 

Thanks for all the advice (would have responded earlier but I was away
from the computer).

How do you do the thing with the drill? I've heard about that before
but never understood how to make it work.

Erik