Starting up after 2 yr break

I was told the initial turnover should be by hand.

And watch you don't hydrolock that engine (say bye bye to it if you do).

Sounds good to me. Use motor oil and about 10 cc per cylinder. Leave plugs out during cranking.

Thanks Edward, appreciate your help. Cheers Tana

I believe the main thing you want to do is remove power from the injectors... if your car is EFI... or basically cut fuel in some way. Ignition doesn't matter too much, no fuel = no fire, and no fuel = no possibility of flooding the engine.

Use regular oil, just a little bit of it though.

Here is a thread with a bunch of relevant > I have a 89 Legacy that I haven't used for 2years.

Sorry another question. Would 10cc be equivalent to about a teaspoon (5mls) Thanks, Tana.

No injectors on this model.

Thanks for the articles, they were really helpful

- the turkey baster it is. Edward suggested 10ccs of oil which I'm guessing is about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon?

Many thanks, Tana

Yes: that is about the amount I'd use. I also would try to squirt it in.

Thank you, Tana

The Turkey baster was sounding like a good option. Cheers, Tana

WELL: IS IT RUNNING OR NOT?

I fly to NZ on Thursday and the proceedings are penciled in Friday morning. I'll let you know though. Cheers T.

You should not ground the coil lead, put it close to a metal part, but do not short circuit it.

You may need to replace the fuel in the tank, depending on humidity, how full the tank is etc.

I would replace the oil and filter. Then after spraying the cylinders with oil, crank the engine without the sparkplugs.

Good luck

Tana wrote:

Likely the pressure in the rails has dissipated - expect longer cranking to pressurize the fuel system. Probably not much depending on how long you wait between turning it on and cranking I guess.

Carl