4Runner Sitting for Years and Won't Start

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Re: 4Runner Sitting for Years and Won't Start [Re: 4Crawler] #757313 10/13/06 12:05 AM

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Drain all the fluids, including the gas.
Shoot oil down into the cylinders, as mentioned above. You might want to try turning it over for a while (no plugs) until you get an indication of oil pressure.

After 3 years, the fuel may be in bad shape...

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
4Runner Sitting for Years and Won't Start	bikedoctor	10/12/06 07:47 PM
Re: 4Runner Sitting for Years and Won't Start	4Crawler	10/12/06 11:36 PM
Re: 4Runner Sitting for Years and Won't Start	dcg9381	10/13/06 12:05 AM

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