Thanks Guys, some very helpful comments made by you all.
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| Author: | rocketmail [ Sat Oct 19, 2019 11:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Sitting for 10 years |
For cars that have not been started for years, addition of oil into the engine via plug holes is often mentioned, without nominating specific oils. What oils are recommended - brand, grade and amount per cylinder? Thanks in advance. |
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| Author: | timmy201 [ Sat Oct 19, 2019 12:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sitting for 10 years |
You can also prime the system before cranking https://www.7ent.com/pages/article-rega ... orage.html |
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| Author: | simon k [ Sat Oct 19, 2019 4:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sitting for 10 years |
any old engine oil will do... doesn't matter what sort of oil - it's just something to lubricate the bores |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Oct 19, 2019 5:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sitting for 10 years |
I would change the oil and filter before you start. And if oil was black and sludgy, and you cannot get the oil pump to work after priming in the link above, suspect the oil pickup strainer is plugged. Strip down time. I bought a Moke motor like this once. |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sitting for 10 years |
rocketmail wrote: For cars that have not been started for years, addition of oil into the engine via plug holes is often mentioned, without nominating specific oils. What oils are recommended - brand, grade and amount per cylinder? Thanks in advance. If the car has been sitting for years, I think it important to remove plugs, squirt some light oil around the bores then engage 4th and gently rock the car back and forth (to hopefully avoid breaking a lightly rusted ring to bore)...if it looks to be free then you can turn it over on the battery to see if the oil pressure is coming up normally or try it with plugs in... [avoid filling the bores with oil tho!] |
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| Author: | slide [ Sun Oct 20, 2019 10:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sitting for 10 years |
I just squirt a small amount of WD40 into the plug holes every few weeks, then engage 4th gear and push it back and forwards a few times. |
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| Author: | rocketmail [ Wed Oct 23, 2019 6:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sitting for 10 years |
Thanks Guys, some very helpful comments made by you all.
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