[TR] Starting car after storage

[Paul Tegler]

...just pulled a car out of a 3 yr hibernation...had to pull the dist 
and cam gear to manually spin up the oil pump with a drill . No suction 
if it has all drained out.

ptegler

On 7/13/2021 4:39 PM, Jim Henningsen wrote:
> Can’t hurt.  I use a little marvel mystery oil.  Also recommend a 
> fresh oil change and filter and take the coil lead off and crank 
> engine until oil pressure comes up.  Then replace coil lead and start 
> her up. That’s what I do
> Jim Henningsen
> Ocala, fl
>
>
>> On Jul 13, 2021, at 2:21 PM, Adrian Jones 
>> <adrianjones747 at centurylinknet> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I’m about to fire up the TR3 after about a year of storage.
>>
>> Should I put in a teaspoon of oil into each cylinder and leave it 
>> overnight before starting?
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
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