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1st gen sitting for a few months

Old Oct 20, 2005 | 10:40 AM
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1st gen sitting for a few months

Hey everyone,

Because I live 75 miles away from work and am commuting by train (3-5 hours of the day on a train or waiting for one) I haven't had much time to do anything but work and sleep. I *might* have time to FINALLY bleed my clutch this weekend. Only problem now is that the truck has been sitting for about 3 months - is there anything I should check up on? I'm most likely going to change my oil...
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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 10:54 AM
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it might be a good idea to disable your coil (ignition) and crank the engine some to get the oil flowing before you start it.

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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 10:59 AM
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pull the plugs out and crank it over a few times to get oil through the main and rod berrings, put plugs back in and fire it.
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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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Thanks guys - I am concerned about the oil and was wondering what the best way to handle this was
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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 11:50 AM
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you still have bat? wouldnt surprise me if it was deadish...
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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 01:08 PM
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Not sure but I did unhook the terminals about a month ago.
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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 01:32 PM
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You should probably kick a tire or two.
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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 01:55 PM
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hmmm... good point. I haven't checked the tire pressure since I aired up after Big Bear over a year ago!
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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 03:17 PM
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you should also once you get it running maybe run some seafoam through it before you change the oil


it will smooth things out and knock lose any gross buildups
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