I am the guy with '92 Shadow convertible. 2.5 non-turbo automatic currently sporting the rusted shut hood noted in a previous post.....
The car was parked about 6 years ago over an old willow tree stump, and of course everthing around it washed away, leaving it propped on the back axle over the stump and 3 of the 4 tires sunk into muck, most of the car was resting on the floor pan. After a couple of days of jacking and digging, I am happy to rpeort that it now rests on its own tires, which are holding air, supported by 2x8's and cinder blocks.
We did not do anything right about prepping it for storage, of course thinking it was just a temporary situation, (but time does fly by as I get older).
I call it barn find because we did not prep it and totally ignored it for 6 years, no periodic start ups.
So the question, is, assuming I get the hood up, what steps should I take before throwing on the jumper cables and hitting the key?
The obvious to me would be cleaning out the air cleaner/indcution housing of any signs of rodent infestation, pulling the plugs and shooting some oil in, and turning it over by hand to see if it is seized.
Are there any other "must do's" before powering up?
I am guessing it would be prudent to change oil and coolant, but it isn't in a spot to get it jacked up any more than it already is. I just need to move it about 20 yards while the ground is frozen to get her to safety......
The car was parked about 6 years ago over an old willow tree stump, and of course everthing around it washed away, leaving it propped on the back axle over the stump and 3 of the 4 tires sunk into muck, most of the car was resting on the floor pan. After a couple of days of jacking and digging, I am happy to rpeort that it now rests on its own tires, which are holding air, supported by 2x8's and cinder blocks.
We did not do anything right about prepping it for storage, of course thinking it was just a temporary situation, (but time does fly by as I get older).
I call it barn find because we did not prep it and totally ignored it for 6 years, no periodic start ups.
So the question, is, assuming I get the hood up, what steps should I take before throwing on the jumper cables and hitting the key?
The obvious to me would be cleaning out the air cleaner/indcution housing of any signs of rodent infestation, pulling the plugs and shooting some oil in, and turning it over by hand to see if it is seized.
Are there any other "must do's" before powering up?
I am guessing it would be prudent to change oil and coolant, but it isn't in a spot to get it jacked up any more than it already is. I just need to move it about 20 yards while the ground is frozen to get her to safety......