engine unstarted for 16 monthes?
 

the boat im buying hasnt been started for 16 monthes.
it has been kept in the sellers heated garage after being winterized in back in october 2001.

im headed up to michigan to close the deal and bring her home but will hear the engine before closing the deal.
this will all be done at the brokers facility.

my question is , should i demand they prime the oil pump by pulling the distributer before starting it or am i worrying to much?

thanks ,
steve

If they don't want to take the time to do the prime you could just pull the lanyard and crank for 10 seconds at a time to get the oil pressure up. Next best would be to pull the plugs and crank it over. Either way pull the lanyard or ground out the plugs with a test jumper board. That fuel is going to be rotten!

Tim T.

thanks Tim , never thought about the rotten fuel.
maybe it doesnt have alot in it and i could add some before they start it.

i think ill just do the lanyard deal.

Skipping the details of how but you could just siphon or use an electric fuel pump to remove most of it. Depending upon the model and fuel system arrangement you could also hook the system up to a portable 6 gal. marine outboard tank....
Tim T.

LOTOPARTY I would pull the plugs on that Sunsation and shoot some oil in each of the cylinders and let it set for better part of 30 minutes. it will smoke good but you wont have to worry about breaking rings or bending a rod from frozen rings. just my .02 Charlie

hmmmmmmmm , thanks ragtop409 !

Have the mechanic remove all the plugs, oil the cylinders and try yo crank the engine by hand with a torque wrench on the crank pulley before trying to start. Just my .02

If you are gonna oil it down, use atf or Marvel Mystery oil. If you use regular oil in any large quantity you risk glazing the cylinder walls. Also I would follow a new engine break in when you run this thing-no WOT or long runs at the same throttle position for 5-10 hours.

I have resurrected several engines using Marvel Mystery Oil by putting a quart of MMO in the engine oil (make sure you don"t overfill) before you even crank it over. Then as suggested above, pull the lanyard and go through several cycles of cranking (It is much easier on the starter to pull the plugs out first) to get some fluid up in the engine, then crank and run.

After period of running, drain all the old oil, put in new oil with more MMO and run it pretty much normally for about 10 hours.

Then change the oil again and put new oil in without the MMO.
I have had good results doing this.

I would pull the plugs or spray something marvel oil,, wd-40,,, SOMETHING down there ,,, FOGGING oil even

I would be concerned about the valve springs. Every 3 weeks I usually sping the engine a half turn. I have a problem with my big block jet boat a few years back. The boat sat for a year without doing this. Needless to say a valve hung up and kissed the top of the piston. needless to say the rest is history.

OIL ?
 

I would pull the distributor as easy as they are to time.

I had one down for a few years and had the engines on
stands. I pulled the distributors and bought the priming
tool for a drill and primed them once a month until she hit
the water again.

Maybe I went over board, but with your natural
heating and cooling cycles heated garage or not metal
sweats. Humidity changes corrosion is always a
chance. So if you do pull the lanyard your still dry
cranking possible rust pits.
I guess you need to decide if an extra hour or two
is worth the investment your spending to do it right.


Good Luck
I hope every thing works in your favor

Cougarman

Seems like allot of work to make sure it runs??? I would, put some new gas in it and fire it up. Maybe a few turns with the kill switch out but thats it. My experience, I know most engine wear is done when starting but, hell most people blow the motor up way before they actually wear out.:rolleyes:

My 2 cents

Will