"tranch" <ItsMe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I've a friend with a '69 Super Bee that hasn't been started in a
year,
> maybe 2. The car was just parked in the garage and nothing was done to
> store it for this period of time. I'll be tuning the car this spring
and,
> hopefully, getting it running again, but before I do I thought I'd get
> some help from you guys here on the board. What would you do to start
this
> engine to make sure it doesn't get damaged?
>
> It'll be getting all new plugs, points, condenser, cap, rotor, wires
> and a carb rebuild, All the fluids will be drained and replaced, and I
> plan to back flush the cooling system and maybe remove the radiator and
> have it boiled out. Thought I'd start out by pulling all the plugs and
> squirting some oil into the cylinders then turn the engine over by
turning
> the crank shaft with a big socket and wrench. Any other suggestions,
> comments etc?
If it were me I would also pull the distributor and run the oil pump with
a
priming rod while turning the crank just as if it were newly assembled and
ready to fire for the first time.
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