[TR] Starting car after storage

[auprichard at uprichard.net]

This has been a helpful thread. Normally I do frame-off restorations, but I just found a TR3 which had sat since 2010.  Apart from spots on the spare tire cover and floor, the car is rust-free and I don’t think it has been restored in the past.  So I think I will just get it driving and let someone else decide if they want to drive it or restore it.  I put oil in each cylinder yesterday and changed the oil and filter.  Today I spun the engine and we have oil pressure.  Tomorrow I’ll  see if there is a spark and then see if I can get it going.

 

Andrew Uprichard

Jackson, Michigan

 

From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Paul Tegler
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 4:52 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Starting car after storage

 

...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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