Parked 1 year - how to prep?

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Jim Beaver - 05 Feb 2005 00:36 GMT

I've got a 1994 Camaro 6-cyl. which has been parked for more than a year,
with no prep done. The battery was removed about five months ago, but other
than that, it is exactly as it was parked the last time it was driven, in
January 2004.

I've got a new battery for it. But what should I do to get it ready to run?
And IF it starts now, as is, without any prep, do I risk anything driving it
three miles to my mechanic's?

Thanks.

Jim Beaver

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Daniel J. Stern - 05 Feb 2005 02:10 GMT

> I've got a 1994 Camaro 6-cyl. which has been parked for more than a
> year, with no prep done. The battery was removed about five months ago,
> but other than that, it is exactly as it was parked the last time it was
> driven, in January 2004. I've got a new battery for it. But what should
> I do to get it ready to run?

Hop in, turn the key, let it run a minute or so to move oil through the
engine, then off you go for an oil change, lube job, radiator flush and
fill and, if you care, a brake fluid flush and fill.

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