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Starting after a "long" time?

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Old Dec 29, 2005 | 01:24 AM
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Default Starting after a "long" time?

I know that if your mustang has been sitting in a barn for 3 eras you obviously need to do lots of minor tune up work and fluid changes before you crank it, but is there really a "set" date that if your car hasnt been cranked for X amount of time you need to do A B and C?

I'm home on break from college, and i remember cranking my car up once sometime early November, and i want to start it up to move it to a garage tomorrow but i was wondering that after maybe about 2 months whether or not i should be doing some things before starting it up.

Even if i do not change anything persay such as oil/gas/fluids etc do i run the risk of damaging anything, if so what?

Or should i just not worry about it after two months and crank her up?

I know it should start after getting some things flowing--it shouldn't be a problem, but my main concern is whether or not it will do any damage to the car.

Old Dec 29, 2005 | 01:42 AM
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Default RE: Starting after a "long" time?

2 months ain't so bad, but you might consider pulling the distributor and spinning the oil pump with a hand drill just to get oil everywhere inside before starting her up. Just make sure it goes back in the same as it was before and you don't mess up the timing also.
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