I don't think five months lapse will be a big deal (granted, my personal
longest idle time may have been 2 or 3 months). You may want to just turn
it over for maybe 30 seconds or so (detach coil wire?) to get oil primed
and flowing in the engine. There will be some degradation of the fuel
quality so it may be a bit slow to start after that. But I'd suggest
starting it, letting it warm up. Then change the oil and top up the tank
with some fresh fuel to give the petrol some more volatiles in its mix.
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
At 05:04 PM 4/21/2004 -0400, Joseph Cianciotti wrote:
>Bless me MG list, for I have sinned. I haven't driven my MGB in 5 months.
>When the heater core gave up the ghost last November, I put in on my list
>of things to do. And with a new house, two kids and a full-time job, the
>MG didn't make it anywhere near the top of the list. So in garage it sits.
>And sits. But as the weather warms, I'd like to get it back on the road.
>Question is, what do I need to do to start her up without causing any
>long-term damage (assuming there isn't any already). Thanks in advance for
>your sage advice,
>
>Joseph
>67 MGB roadster
>Once a daily driver, now a garage queen
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