Guest Anonymous Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 I just bought a 73 240z and I and the straight six hasnt been started since 87 I have a feww things in mind but does anyone have any advice so I can get this old beast started and running before I pull it and swap it with a new v8? I am thinking plugs, oil, fuel filter, drain fuel tank, oil filter, and um I think thas it. Oh well any help or advice is mucho appreciated!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 First, squirt oil and wd 40 in all the cylinders turn the engine crank with a socket and ratchet to see if the rotating assembly is not frozen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 Great advice from Tomahawk Z. Also, make sure and get any bad gas out of the tank and the carbs. This may require a carb rebuild and a trip to a radiator shop to boil out the tank. Running the car on partially varnished gasoline can cause the valves to stick open. I know, sounds implausible, but I now know of two different professional mechanics (one cars and one boats) who validate this through the school of hard knocks, and same thing happened to the Kohler motored generator in a friends motor home. After the oil change, I would pull the valve cover and pour oil over the cam, lifters, and springs to provide some start up lubrication. You may want to crank the motor with the coil disconnected until you get oil pressure as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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