Starting my girl back up after 3 months of sitting...

ToyotaGuy88 · 03-04-08, 08:09 PM

Well, I pulled my transmission about 3 months ago to rebuild it and im fixin to put it back in after I get the money for a clutch. What should I do before starting her back up besides change the oil? This will be my daily driver once it get it back together. Thanks for any input you may have,

Andy

Bogo · 03-05-08, 03:04 AM

First check the acid levels in the battery, if needed, and recharge it. If you normally use ethanol containing gas, then just check the fluid levels. My '94 22RE 4x4 pickup started up with a bit of cranking after sitting for over a year without being started.

missouriman · 03-05-08, 10:58 AM

put key in and start it.
3 months is not very long.

I started a truck that had been sitting for 15 years. tried the crank, it was free, put in battery, sniffed gas tank.. the gas was gone. it had turned into something that looked like burnt wood, (after I pulled the gas tank and cleaned it out I found that). I think it had been sitting alot longer,,, it only had 18,000 on the speedo.
poured some gas down the carb. fired up and I used a spray bottle to keep it running.
46 dodge pickup.

of course I checked that it had oil. but didn't change it as I was just seeing if it would run at all before I bought it. ran it for about 5 min.
then took it home, changed oil 3 times running it for 1 hour between oil changes.

03-04-08, 08:09 PM	#1
ToyotaGuy88 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cornelius, NC Posts: 49	Starting my girl back up after 3 months of sitting... Well, I pulled my transmission about 3 months ago to rebuild it and im fixin to put it back in after I get the money for a clutch. What should I do before starting her back up besides change the oil? This will be my daily driver once it get it back together. Thanks for any input you may have, Andy __________________ -89 4Runner V6 5spd 4inch lift 33's 4.88's 260,000 miles and running strong -72 FJ40 F engine 3spd Rust

03-05-08, 10:58 AM	#3
missouriman IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 254	put key in and start it. 3 months is not very long. I started a truck that had been sitting for 15 years. tried the crank, it was free, put in battery, sniffed gas tank.. the gas was gone. it had turned into something that looked like burnt wood, (after I pulled the gas tank and cleaned it out I found that). I think it had been sitting alot longer,,, it only had 18,000 on the speedo. poured some gas down the carb. fired up and I used a spray bottle to keep it running. 46 dodge pickup. of course I checked that it had oil. but didn't change it as I was just seeing if it would run at all before I bought it. ran it for about 5 min. then took it home, changed oil 3 times running it for 1 hour between oil changes. Last edited by missouriman; 03-05-08 at 11:05 AM.

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03-05-08, 03:04 AM	#2
Bogo IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Village Posts: 261	First check the acid levels in the battery, if needed, and recharge it. If you normally use ethanol containing gas, then just check the fluid levels. My '94 22RE 4x4 pickup started up with a bit of cranking after sitting for over a year without being started.