Earle Horton

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.
> >
> >
>
>

ULB

> 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.

ULB

> 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.

ULB

> 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.

Huck P

......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.
>>

Huck P

......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.
>>

Huck P

......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.
>>

83 CJ

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

83 CJ

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

83 CJ

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