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Old Nov 5th, 2018, 15:41   #4
Triple-S
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I followed precisely the same procedure as has been suggested on an Amazon that had sat under a car port for two decades and was solid. Plugs out, diesel down bores and WAIT a few days were my essentials. Then socket on crank nut and wiggle it both ways: no movement then WAIT a few more days then try again. After a couple of weeks doing this I detected a bit of movement so introduced some fine oil down the bores, then WAIT some more.....
I bypassed the fuel in the tank, rotated it several times by hand when there was full rotation, fitted a battery and checked for a spark then fired it up! The previous owner was nearly as chuffed as I was!

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