the same way you start an engine that you used yesterday. However, if it doesn't start as it should, then you have to deal with whatever problem is preventing it from starting. I am going to assume the engine was in a car. I'd be surprised if the battery is any good at all, sitting this long, it's plates have probably sulfated so badly it isn't likely to take and hold a charge. If you do try to recharge it, make sure the cells are covered with DISTILLED WATER & try recharging at a very low rate, say from 2.5 to 6 amps. It may take 4-5 days to brake down the sulfates & recharge at this rate, but I doubt the battery will be any good, having set unattended this long, so I'd plan on a new one. You'll likely need new coolant & heater hoses too, maybe a new belt/s. If this puppy was rode hard, put up wet & none of the fluids were changed before storage, I'd begin with ALL new fluids. Brake fluid, Coolant, Engine oil, Re-lube the wheel bearings, Tyranny lube, Drain the gas tank & the fuel lines, if the old gas is still in there, ya gotta get rid of it. Refill the tank with fresh gas, with 0.4 oz per gallon of Marvel oil mixed in with the new petrol. After you run a tank or two through it, I'd change the fuel filter too. I'd remove the spark plugs & squirt about 4 tablespoons of Marvel Oil in each cylinder & let it sit over night. Then remove the plugs & disable the spark. Then crank the engine for maybe two 15 second periods, (so as not to overheat the starter) to distribute the Marvel oil in the cylinders, build oil pressure & prime the fuel system. Then replace the plugs & enable the spark & start her up. Don't try to roll the car, as the wheel bearings may be welded from all the vehicles weight being on them this long, clean & re lube them first. I don't know what to tell you about the tires, as we don't know under what conditions it's been stored.
Disconnect the wire going from the coil to the distributer cap, turn the engine over for about 30 seconds, then reconnect the coil wire. This will get oil to all parts of the engine before the stress of the engine running is exerted. Do not crank the engine for longer than 30 seconds at a time, and always let the starter rest for 2 minutes after each cranking. If the engine is carbeurated, remove the air cleaner and pour a small amount of gasoline down the carb throat. If it is fuel injected, buy a can of starting fluid and spray a small amount into the air intake. Be patient. Avoid cranking the engine for prolonged peroids of time, do not pump the gas pedal, and always let the starter motor rest for at least two minutes after any cranking over 10 seconds. Have a second car connected to the car you are trying to start, with the engine running. Connect the positive jumper cable to the positive terminals on each battery. Connect the negative jumper cable to the block of the engine that you are trying to start, and to the negative terminal on the battery of the car that is running. Allow the battery on the car that is to be started to charge for about 5 minutes prior to cranking the engine. Rev the engine of the second car up slightly, to engage the alternator.
First, try to drain as much of the old gasoline out of it as possible...CAREFULLY. Add fresh fuel to the tank and also add fuel injector cleaner. Before actually trying to start it, turn the key to the on position a few times. This will pressurize the fuel system(it may take a few tries before it is fully pressurized,,,OOPS!- Change the fuel filter if it is accessible! After you try to pressurize the system a few times that try to start it. There will probably be smoke in the exhaust and the car probably will not run very well until the engine clears some of the "gunk" left there for the 3 years of sitting. Some cars will just start right up like they have never sat but others need coaxing to get going.
Charge the battery ,check the engine oil, clean out the nest in the air cleaner . new battery, oil changed, new spark plugs, full tank of gas from year it sat
Repeated attempts to start a car will not hurt a car as long as the engine has the oil it's supposed to have. However, they aren't good for the battery.
Define long time. Up to a year, put in some fresh gas, change the oil, check the fluids and drive it. Depending on the conditions where it has been sitting the brakes may be rusty, but should still work alright.
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I had a 92 dodge i/s ton that sat for a long time.... mice had packed muffler and exhaust system right full of stuff..... had to remove and replace with new before truck would run
had this problem once in a sedan. The engine oil had not been changed for a long time and had turned to sludge. Sounded like crap to me because when you pulled out the dip stick it looked ok. After oil and filter was changed it started and ran fine!
If you mean why is an engine difficult to start after it has been sitting for a while, there are various reasons. There may be a carburetor problem or some other sort of gas line problem.
Fresh fully charged battery and fresh gasoline
Possibly but it is better to use kerosene on a engine that has been sitting for a long period of time.
The first thing you want to check is your battery state of charge. If your car has been sitting that long, I can almost guarantee that your battery is dead. If it's been sitting that long, your best bet is to replace the battery.
well maybe you shouldn't leave your car running for so long and hmmm fill it up with gas and get a new battery to start with
I don't know since I have the same issue that I am working on. Will attempt a start this afternoon. My Volvo 2002 has not been started for 12 years and I went thru a process of determining what should be done. This is what I've done: - Pulled tank and cleaned all the gunk out of it. Reinstalled and put new fuel in. - Replace all filters as well as the water impeller. (make sure you fill filters with fuel) - Fresh oil - clean and oil air filter (engine needs clean air, fuel) Will crank engine with engine stop pulled and with decompression level on. Wish me luck!
You are probably leaking some kind of fluid on either your exhaust or your block. If i were you i would clean your engine really well then start it up and look for the wet spot. That will tell you what is leaking.
Does the engine turn? It might be a problem with your battery If your battery is faulty it will not retain charge for long, try using another battery or use a jumper cable and another car/battery. If it starts then replace your battery. If the engine turns but does not start then the engine needs tuning.
Too full or bike has been sitting too long. Start it up a run it a while. Check oil level first.
It depends how long for, but I would say no.
If you want to do it, do it... though it may have no effect anymore, because it's been sitting in your room for too long...
Nothing as long as you do not start the engine. If you start and run the engine with no oil, then it will self destruct in short order from lack of lubrication.