Mark Townsend wrote:
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> When I purchased it and took it home some 6-8 weeks ago, I pulled the spark
> plugs and squirted a little oil (carefull not to add too much!) in each
> cylinder. I let that soak for a day and then pulled the coil wire and
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David,
Mark's advice is sound but I want to make one comment. I feel you can't
put _too much_ oil into the cylinders, and more oil than you need is
much better than not enough. Just thinking about the scraping noises
gives me the willies! ;-)
The oil is needed to lubricate the cylinder walls. When I am ready to
turn over a long neglicted engine, I will put lots of oil in each
cylinder and crank to my hearts content. If you put a little oil in each
cylinder and wait a day, the oil will seep down past the rings and do
nothing to help you.
I will remove the valve cover and crank for 10 to 15 seconds, then wait
a minute or so, then crank again. Do this until you see oil coming up to
the rocker shaft. Don't overheat the starter motor. Any excess oil in
the clyinders will come out the spark plug holes. (and make a mess)
When ready to actually start the motor, install the plugs and everything
else and give it a go. I have never had a motor not start from plug
fouling from doing this. However, the engine smokes _real_ nice for a
minute or so. ;-)
Good luck.
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