Returning a stored car to service

[LL - NY]

Radek,

As for the hydrolock issue, you don't try to start it right away. As
Brady said, crank engine, plugs out, until you get oil pressure. May
be better to do in short bursts of a couple of seconds or so to keep
from overheating the starter. THEN,
reinstall the plugs and start the engine. As Brady stated, it's easier
on the starter to not have to work against compression, and no chance
for hydrolock, AND, no
chance of fouling the plugs with oil. Just keep a rag over the plug
holes while cranking so that you don't make a mess of the engine
compartment.

LL - NY

On 5/20/05, SuffolkD at aol.com <SuffolkD at aol.com> wrote:
> My dad bought a Datsun 1600 around 1970, it had 5K on it and the rear was
> wrecked.  The aeronatuical engineer in dad put oil in the cylinders to store
> the car. 
> A decade or more later he sold it, the new buyer changed the oil and resored
> the car doing nothing to the engine. Ran like a champ. YMMV. 
> 
> I'd make sure I didn't put too much in the cylinder for possible hydro-lock
> when the piston cranks on the starter to TDC......... 
> HTH - Scott by BOSTON 
> 
> Radek, 
> Brady is dead on, but, since you're pulling the plugs, it would be 
> ideal to squirt about a tablespoon of motor oil into each cylinder 
> (NOT WD-40, this dilutes oil, AND has no real viscosity to properly 
> lube the rings).  This is also an appropriate step to do when you 
> store the car, as well as covering the intake and exhaust to minimize 
> moisture getting to any cylinders whose valves left the cylinders out 
> in the open. The oil will help to protect these parts, too, during the 
> storage period. 
> HTH,  LL - NY 
> 
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