Starting A Car That Ahsnt Been Run In A While

[Guest Sbox]

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Edited May 24, 2008 by Sbox

[DearmanKE]

yeah

if the bores are rusty n i can't get it started i guess il have to do a rebuild

4ac parts shouldnt be to expensive

but yeah I'm I'm hopeing that wont be needed

 

cheers for all yoru replyes guys!

[Rolla Newbie]

Once you get it going, bleed the brakes!

 

Paul

[DearmanKE]

well i got the car

and got it started n it runs well :lol:

this is what i did

 

drained oil, replaced oil filter and put new oil in.

drained cooling system and got a hose n put it full blast into the radiator and into wher the radiator hoses go into the motor to get all the goopy brown crap out, the guy used water insted of coolent

then put new coolent in,

also took the fuel lines off the fuel filter and let them drain, but not much came out, i coudlnt find a replacement filter so i jsut chucked the orginal one back in, put in some new fuel,

 

cranked over engine several times useing a socket and ratchet, chucked in my battery from my rolla

sprayed a whole heap of start ya bastard into the carby

n tryed startin it

nothign happened made click n thats it

went "f@$k you"

went over to the battery n actually tightened the terminals properly :cool:

tryed again

turned over quickly dint start

tryed again turned over quickly then started then stalled

tryed again turned over quickly started n stayed started

 

let it warm up for about 10 minutes idled smoothly

took it for a drive around the block a couple times

runs sweet as

idles verys moothly at about 700 rpm

 

cheers for all the help guys!!!!!!!!!!!11

Edited September 2, 2007 by Shizotimang

[Trev]

Get some pics up :cool:

[KE30_KE35_KE55]

hey guys,

just wondering what advice you would all give to tryin to start a car that hasnt been started for a few years(in the case of the engine running fine uintil it was left)

apart from makin sure the batery has charge what else is ther to do?

such as oil? and fuel? and anything else u can think of to give maximum chance of the engine running again

all advice is welcome :D

oh and the car(s) in question are a sprinter with a 4ac and 92000 on the clock not started in 2 years and also a ke70 with a 4k and 300XXX + on the clock

so yeah give us ur tips :(

cheers

 

all of the above is good advise, I would also change the oil again after say 500km . oil is cheap oil left for 2 years will settle out in the sump ect you wont get it clean with a cold drain. when the car is used stop, start bumps ect it will disturb the settled muck and mix with your new oil.