19 Feb 2004, 04:06, Roy J. Tellason (1:270/615), wrote to JIM HOLSONBACK:

Hi Roy.  (Mostly for Jim)

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

If it has been sitting in Florida for 10 years, several if not all
cylinders will have rust rings around the cylinders wherever the piston
tops were resting, due to sweating during temperature changes.  It is
physically impossible that ALL the valves were closed.  That's the purpose
of the initial crank with WD40 (or kerosene - same thing).  No real
lubrication is desired until after the rust in the cylinders is wiped away.

Do _not_ use mineral spirits or Varsol, no lubrication whatever!  Nor
Diesel fuel, too much lubrication to wipe rust away.

After that, the ATF does a nice job of replacing the WD40 and coating the cylinders. 

By the time both those steps are done, normal oil pressure should be built
up without much bearing loading as the plugs are still out.

Once the engine has been run, then change the oil to get rid of the
contamination from the WD40 (or kerosene), and the ATF, as well as the 10
year old dirty oil.    :-)



     Good luck...  M.

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