I parked my truck in the side yard and it hasn't been started in about 6 years. I'm looking for things I need to do to do it "properly"...whatever that means. It's a got a 350.
I'm thinking new oil and filter, new plugs, squirting oil in each cylinder. Priming the oil system is what I thinking once the new oil gets put in. I have a Tavia primer. I read about using an air ratchet to turn the priming tool........... is the impact from the air ratchet a good idea, or can it do damage to the pump or break the oil pump drive shaft?
I'd of course install a new fuel filter and maybe taking the top off the carb (Q-Jet) to make sure it's clean inside with no flaky residue.
Gas tank was almost totally out of fuel when it was parked. (6 years ago) I'm thinking of adding 5 gallons of gas then putting a rubber fuel line into a clean bucked while turning the engine over so I can observe what gets pumped out......... clean or globs and crud. That will tell me if I need to go deeper on the tank subject..and I don't want to. I'd rather add a larger filter.
Coolant still looks nice greeninsh yellow, so I'm not gonna mess with that now.
New oil/filter
Prime engine
New plugs
(Cap and rotor are in excellent condition)
Clean carb and replace filter
What else?
Belts can hoses can be replaced later.
I'm thinking new oil and filter, new plugs, squirting oil in each cylinder. Priming the oil system is what I thinking once the new oil gets put in. I have a Tavia primer. I read about using an air ratchet to turn the priming tool........... is the impact from the air ratchet a good idea, or can it do damage to the pump or break the oil pump drive shaft?
I'd of course install a new fuel filter and maybe taking the top off the carb (Q-Jet) to make sure it's clean inside with no flaky residue.
Gas tank was almost totally out of fuel when it was parked. (6 years ago) I'm thinking of adding 5 gallons of gas then putting a rubber fuel line into a clean bucked while turning the engine over so I can observe what gets pumped out......... clean or globs and crud. That will tell me if I need to go deeper on the tank subject..and I don't want to. I'd rather add a larger filter.
Coolant still looks nice greeninsh yellow, so I'm not gonna mess with that now.
New oil/filter
Prime engine
New plugs
(Cap and rotor are in excellent condition)
Clean carb and replace filter
What else?
Belts can hoses can be replaced later.