Re: 2000 GT Veloce rescue

[Jaap Bouma <j.h.bouma@domain.elided>]

At 10:18 PM 4/25/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi, everybody! I'm going to bring home a forlorn '74 GT Veloce (Spica) soon.
>It was last licensed in 1986, so has sat for a while :-). I plan to remove
>the plugs and squirt in a little 5w30, letting it soak for a few days to
>free the rings/cylinders. I will remove the old gas and check the plugs.
>Anything else I should do before trying to start it? Should I change the oil
>and filter first, or can it wait 'til after the test run?
>Peter, London, Canada
>

If you really want to make sure you don't damage the engine by running it
dry (without oil), remove the spark plugs and crank it until you have oil
pressure. And yes, I would change the oil first. God knows what's in there
at the moment...


Best, Jaap Bouma (Netherlands)
'87 GTV6 2.5 Grand Prix

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