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11 months isn't that long to have it in storage but you may want to disconnect the plug wire to the coil and ground it manually on the plenum when you first crank the engine. This will keep it from getting spark and let the oil pump prime and pump some oil up onto the heads before starting the engine.

If you get a lot of tapping, do the "3 minute fix" for tapping to get oil into the lash adjusters.

Good luck,

Powell


This is a great way to get the oil circulating and get surfaces coated with lubricant before the ignition is turned on and engine forces grind the rings into the cylinder walls. It is commonly said that most engine wear occurs within the first 10 seconds after each startup.

Here is another approach - I'd love to hear what the engine wizards say about this!

An engineer I know mothballs a inboard marine engine by choking it with motor oil. This is a carbureted gasoline engine. He gets it started each spring without difficulty.

If he has a stored engine, he removes the spark plugs and pours some engine oil into the cylinders. Then he cranks the engine to lubricate the cylinders. He rarely has trouble starting the engine.

Do you think he's also doing a bunch of other things I don't know about?

Is this just crazy, or "crazy like a fox?"

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