Starting Car After Sitting For 10 months?

[KJL]

Is here anything I should do before starting the car. I know for my 72 C3, I pull the power to the coil and crank the engine until I get oil pressure. Not sure how I would do that with my 95?

[RussMcB]

A thought: Remove all spark plugs so the engine can spin with no load while it builds oil pressure.

Maybe spray some type of light oil in the cylinders.

[George Maz]

That's actually how I de-winterize my big block boat engines... spark plugs out, no load, let them spin 15-20 seconds, then let the starter motor rest five minutes.
Repeat until I see 7-10 psi steady oil pressure.
... only spray a mist of fogging oil into cylinders, to avoid any hydralock damage.

[KJL]

Thanks for the quick reply! Sounds like a good idea!

I did a little more research and think I will pull the injector fuse first to see if spinning it with plugs in place will build any pressure. If not, I will remove the plugs.

[gbrtng]

Pretend you are clearing a flooded engine by planting you foot to the floor on the accelerator pedal - if the ECM is programmed the way I think it is, no fuel is sprayed.
Somebody else jump in here ... I'm too lazy to run out to the garage for the owner's manual.

[George Maz]

I did a little more research and think I will pull the injector fuse first to see if spinning it with plugs in place will build any pressure. If not, I will remove the plugs.
The idea behind my suggestion is to eliminate compression, thus relieving most stress of the rotating assembly for lack of lubrication due to long term storage.
In my case also to assure that any residual cylinder fogging won't cause hydralock, months or years later. I hand spray Marvel Oil down the carb when winterizing, but I've seen guys just pour it. The big block eats it up, but for my high-dollar hi-compression build (540 N/A 700hp) I'll take the extra precautions.

I'd take a sample of fuel from the rail and the bottom of the tank. Today's ethanol gasoline is hydroscopic, absorbs water in humidity after 90 days.

[BigJohn]

Turning to you wait seven seconds then start!