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| RE: Restarting a 312 v8 after 10 yrs?! |
| By Crazy Critter - 03/23/2004 5:06:08 PM; IP 208.24.200.128 |
| You might change the engine oil and filter. It's cheap insurance and it guarantees that the engine will receive clean, fresh oil upon initial restart. Afterall, it costs less than $20.00 USD to change the oil and could mean the difference in a ring job later. Also, by pouring the new oil into the oil filler holes in each valve cover it will insure that the top half of the engine has clean oil to lubricate all moving parts. If an engine sets up for that long, chances are all of the oil has drained down back into the crankcase/oilpan and the oil pump may have done the same, requiring a few seconds of running before it can re-prime itself. Add about 8 ounces of marvel mystery oil to the engine oil. This will help unstick any lifters or valves that may have seized while the car wasn't ran, and it certainly won't hurt anything to do this, even if your engine doesn't have any stuck or seized parts. You might also add a LITTLE marvel mystery and a LITTLE B-12 Chemtool oil to the gas just in case there are some varnished parts in the carburetor... it may help loosen them up and it won't hurt anything there either. Also, mix half-and-half marvel mystery oil and kerosene into an old oil squirter and squirt several times into each cylinder and let it set a few weeks. Both marvel mystery oil and kerosene are natural penetrating oils and they will work their way between the cylinder walls and pistons/piston rings to allow for a smoother start. Just a few suggestions from an old fart who rebuilds antique John Deere 2 Cylinder tractors that have set up for decades, not years. ;) |
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