Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 11:02:17 +0000 (UTC) From: "SimonJ" <Menopsam.net> Subject: Re: starting engine
"Grunff" <grunffnopsam.com> wrote in message news:b6162f$k97u$1nopsam52899.news.dfncis.de... > Keith Aspinall wrote: > > Can anyone help? > > I own a 1988 Saab Carlson 16valve turbo car. I have owned this car since it > > was three years old. unfortunately due to finances I have not been able to > > afford to run it. I have now decided to sell it. the problem is that it has > > not moved or been started for over two years. can anyone advise on what I > > should do before attempting to start the engine, as I am afraid of doing > > damage to it, in particular the turbo. It was running fine before I put it > > off the road. > > When you remove the plugs, spray a generous quantity of light > oil (e.g. WD40) down each bore. Let it sit a while before you crank. > > First time you crank it, do so with the coil-cap lead > disconnected - you don't want it to fire up just yet. Crank it > (on a freshly charged battery) for 10 seconds. Let it sit for a > minute. Crank for another 10 seconds. Now reconnect the coil-cap > lead and crank again. If all is well, it should start. > Make sure you disconnect the low tension side of the coil, leaving the high tension side open curcuit can blow electronic igntion modules.