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 over
JH> with the new battery.

First, WD40 is NOT a lubricant. Far better to mix some 20W oil with
kerosene (so as to make the oil flow better) or such and spray it into
the plug holes.

Transmission fluid is NOT a good combustion fluid.

I would use the oil/kerosene mixture, crank the engine over to
distribute it, let it sit for a while so the mixture could seep into as
many as possible places (for lubrication to prevent scouring) then use a
starting fluid to try to get the engine started ASAP and then let it
idle a few minutes. This method would reduce unnecessary wear to a
minimum.

Jay
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