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 Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Roswell, GA
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Starting Car After Sitting For 10 months?
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?
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1995 ZR1 #159 Ported,Corsa,4.10 Rear, Dual Disc RAM Clutch, Alum Flywheel, Haibeck Chip, ZFDoc Plates, Relocated Battery 400 rwhp 1992 ZR1 #280 Ported, Locked Secondary's, Flowmaster Exhaust, Haibeck Chip, 375rwhp 1996 Collectors LT4 (Stock) 1972 Convertible 434 Small Block 572 rwhp |
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 Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Marietta, GA USA
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Re: Starting Car After Sitting For 10 months?
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. |
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Location: Long Island, NY
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Re: Starting Car After Sitting For 10 months?
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.
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Roswell, GA
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Re: Starting Car After Sitting For 10 months?
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.
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1995 ZR1 #159 Ported,Corsa,4.10 Rear, Dual Disc RAM Clutch, Alum Flywheel, Haibeck Chip, ZFDoc Plates, Relocated Battery 400 rwhp 1992 ZR1 #280 Ported, Locked Secondary's, Flowmaster Exhaust, Haibeck Chip, 375rwhp 1996 Collectors LT4 (Stock) 1972 Convertible 434 Small Block 572 rwhp Last edited by KJL; 10-06-2016 at 09:29 AM. |
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10-06-2016
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Long Island, NY
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Re: Starting Car After Sitting For 10 months?
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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.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: San Antonio area
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Re: Starting Car After Sitting For 10 months?
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.
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10-07-2016
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Ledyard,CT
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Re: Starting Car After Sitting For 10 months?
Turning to you wait seven seconds then start!
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