new to the z world and got some ?'s

[beandip]

:nervous: This can be very good news. DO NOT TURN THE ENGINE OVER WITH THE STARTER. remember , when the engine was shut down all these years. There were two cylinders open to the out side atmosphere. It can easily cause the rings to be rusted to the bore for one and or the valve stems could have also have rusted some . If you spin the engine with the starter , provided you could . You easily can have a valve stick in the open position and a piston will strike it . Most likely bending the valve stem and it could damage the piston. Drain all the fluids , and change the oil filter. Pull the spark plugs and squirt in some ATF , about a half ounce in each cylinder and let the engine sit and the oil soak . Pull the valve cover and have a look for rust on the cam . If all is looking OK , pour some oil over the valve train to coat everything . Use a socket on the crank pulley nut and with a break-over bar turn the engine over if you can . If it is a no go , then let it set while the ATF penetrates for 24 hrs , try again . If still a no go , try putting it in gear and rocking the car back and forth and see if you can cause the engine to turn over . If this works then use the wrench on the crank to turn it over and watch the valves to see if you see any stick . If all looks good and you have rotated the engine some by hand , then use the starter to spin the engine . I pour oil into the new filter before I install it to speed up the lubrication process since the engine will be dry of oil after setting for so long . When you are satisfied that you are getting lubrication to the cam and the valves seem to be OK , install the spark plugs and start her up . I know this is all basic stuff , but I have seem many guys , over the years , that find a car like this one you have . They get in a hurry to start the engine and because they don't take the time to make sure all is good , they screw up the engine big time . Hopefully you don't brake a ring ,or find rust in the cylinders .:nervous: Gary

[turboiwish]

i have to rebuild an engine for autotech for a final grade so i'm definately not tryin to start it anytime soon. i disconected all lines and drained all remaining fluid left. if all is good on the inside when i pull it out i'll prob just clean everything and replace all gaskets, et.