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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: racefaith on May 13, 2011, 12:01:14

Title: Restarting after 2 years idle
Post by: racefaith on May 13, 2011, 12:01:14

Hello all.
What advice can you give me before i restart my car that has been sitting idle for 2 years in storage? Battery was disconnected but that's all i did when i last saw it. It ran well prior to storing.
thanks, Chris

Title: Re: Restarting after 2 years idle
Post by: knockmacool on May 13, 2011, 12:28:10

Chris

Look here
http://www.sl113.org/wiki/Maintenance/Start
start reading at "Tinkering Tips"

Title: Re: Restarting after 2 years idle
Post by: dseretakis on May 13, 2011, 13:06:29

Drain out old fuel, change engine oil and filter, remove spark plugs and squirt a small amount of oil ( engine, penetrating oil, marvel mystery oil etc) into the spark plug holes and let sit for a day or two. Replace spark plugs and fire it up.