Starting old farm truck

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I have an old Ford V8 truck that has been sitting for 10 years.
Nothing was done to store truck when it was parked.
What can be sprayed into the cylinders before cranking to reduce possible damage from sticking rings and any rust depoists on cylinder walls?

 

[ScottAR]

Two stroke oil works pretty well. A capful in each cylinder.

As an aside, several things to be done before cranking.
The carb is full of varnish and bad gas. Rebuild.
Bypass the fuel lines and tank for the same reason.
Battery is shot.
Oil is likely black jello in the oil pan. Probably remove the pan and clean while changing oil and filter.

After you get it running, if the rings seem stuck,
(low compression, using oil etc.) Some atf in the carb will clean it out.

Take off the air cleaner and dribble it in the throttle body. The engine will stumble so you will have to rev the engine a bit to clear it out. 4-5 dribbles should get you some action. Repeat as necessary.

Do this outside as it will smoke so bad it will appear to be on fire. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

HTH

 

[Highbeam]

The mid 80s ford that I brought back to life had a gas V8 with a big 4 barrel holley on it. I rebuilt the carb to clean all the varnish out. I then added a good five gallons of fuel to the 1/4 full tank, topped up the fluids and gave it a go. One more thing, before starting it I rolled the engine over with a wrench on the crank to be sure that nothing was stuck.

Be sure to push in the clutch and give it a shot. On this old ford it went real well and everything worked fine. I had put the charger on the battery the night before.

I want to say it was the industrial 355 ci gas engine with a 5 speed tranny and 2 speed rear end. The whole hood was fiberglass and it folded up out of the way for easy access.

Your 10 year wait may have been harsher than the wait here in WA though and a pan full of jello does not sound appealing. I would rather drop in a junk yard engine than go through all that work.

 

[Donman]

My daughter had a front end accident with a Buick Skylark 4 cylinder throttle body and I hauled it home to work on when I had time. That "time" ended up to be 9 years later. I replaced the radiator and some front end body parts, put a new battery in and turned the key to the on position until the fuel pump came up to pressure - then cranked the engine over. It started on the 3rd revolution with 9 year old gas! I'm sure I wouldn't be that lucky with a carburated engine.

 

[QueBota]

Seafoam in the spray can works very well. Remove plugs, spray in cylinders, let it sit for a bit. Turn over engine with plugs still out to make sure nothing is stuck. You can also spray it into the intake before running the engine. Lots of folks use it to "fog" and engine before shutting it down for an extended period.

Good Luck,
Dave