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SVX out of storage
I have a friend with an SVX that's been in storage for 2 years. We're going to get it running again this weekend. Any tips/tricks for reviving a slumbering SVX?
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Put in a fresh battery and turn the key.
Sometime soon it might be smart to change the oil, air filter, fuel filter, atf, gear oil in front and rear diffs, ect. Might also wanna seafoam it...but this stuff can wait untill after a fun "I just got back in the drivers seat" drive
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Change the oil before running it then 500 miles later unless it was done immediately prior to storage. Put some fuel injector cleaner in the tank now as she's gonna have varnish issues even if you stored it with stabil. Turn the crank pulley over slowly by hand or pull the plugs and add a little oil. She's dry as a bone in there after 2 years. Check to see that mice haven't taken over the air filter.
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Oil
In older cars with distributors, it was always recommended to disconnect the distributor and then crank the engine for several seconds. This would pump oil up without starting the car and initially running on oil dry bearings. I guess the same could be done on this by disconnecting the electrical harness to each side of the engine.
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o.m. fudgin. G
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Hummm
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...or, you can do what we did to and svx that sat for 4 years in a junk yard, and put fresh oil and a battery in it and start it up. Im pretty sure the same lack of special procedure was used to revive my 92 that sat for a year as well
Oil in the spark plug holes is a good idea...but come on now, you know how hard it is to CHANGE the things, let alone get a bit of oil in the cylinder.
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Startup
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