-=> JIM HOLSONBACK wrote to ALL <=-

 JH> Hello, ALL

 JH> I have this old classic car in my garage.  I need to get it to where it
 JH> 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 realized
 JH> that re-do of the leather upholstery was gonna cost more than the car
 JH> 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 it up
 JH>  - one said to pour about 1/2 pint of atf into the throttle body and
 JH>  then let her rip.  Another said to take all the plugs out, one at a
 JH>  time, and spray WD-40 or so down in there before trying to turn it
 JH> over
 JH>  with the new battery.

 JH> What say ye?

Perhaps a spritz of WD-40 into the plug holes as the rings
are likely set up pretty well after all that time.
I say change the oil first off then pull the plug wires or coil
wire off first and give her a few cranks to circulate the new oil.
Then fire her on up.
Brake fluid should be changed as well as it's hydroscopic
and is sludge by now.
Bleed the brake lines as well.
Good luck.

 
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