Sleeping V8

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  1. Racer_X

    Racer_X Maverick Hugger

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    My rebuilt 302 has been sitting up for quite a while and i was wondering if i will have any issues starting and running it being that it has been sitting up for so long. (since february)
     
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    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    Prime the oil pump before you fire her up.
     
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    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    I wouldn't think so. May run rough until you get nasty old gas out of the system.

    Depending on where you stored it, you may find that rats have gnawed at some of your hoses...leading to who-knows-what leaks.

    I pulled mine out of storage after 6 months and fuel line at the pump was rotted or chewed, and leaking like crazy, but ran fine otherwise.
     
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