JIM HOLSONBACK wrote in a message to ALL:

 JH> Hello, ALL

 JH> I have this old classic car in my garage.  I need to get it to
 JH> where it will crank, so I can sell it and we can move to Alabama.

 JH> It is a 1996 or so Cadillac Seville Elegante - - fun to drive but
 JH> guzzles the gas.  Has been sitting since about 1992, when I
 JH> realized that re-do of the leather upholstery was gonna cost more
 JH> than the car was worth at the time.

 JH> Battery in it died, and I now have a new one to install.

 JH> I've heard various advice about what to do before trying to crank
 JH> it up  - one said to pour about 1/2 pint of atf into the throttle
 JH> body and  then let her rip.  Another said to take all the plugs
 JH> out, one at a  time, and spray WD-40 or so down in there before
 JH> trying to turn it over  with the new battery.

I've heard people talk about squirting oil into the cylinders,  but not
WD40. I only use that stuff to loosen stuck hardware,  things where it's
gotten all corroded up and such,  not for any real lubrication.

You pour ATF into the TB and it's gonna smoke like crazy!

I haven't heard any responses to my emails in your direction,  that still working?

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