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Old 25-01-2012, 09:08 PM   #1
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The ute has been sitting now for nearly 2 years, unstarted and battery out, while I've been living and working away. I was wondering if anyone could advise me of a procedure to get the old girl back on the road. The services were all done regularly while it was driven and it didn't have any outstanding issues, except tyres, before it was parked. Any suggestions appreciated fellas.

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Old 25-01-2012, 09:22 PM   #2
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Fresh fuel, fresh battery.Fresh oil, I would pull the IGN..fuse and crank it over for a bit to get the oil pressure up first, then plug it back in and see how it goes
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Old 25-01-2012, 09:49 PM   #3
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as whoosha said, battery & fuel and give it a run, get it warm and change the fluids.
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Old 25-01-2012, 10:03 PM   #4
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The ute has been sitting now for nearly 2 years, unstarted and battery out, while I've been living and working away. I was wondering if anyone could advise me of a procedure to get the old girl back on the road. The services were all done regularly while it was driven and it didn't have any outstanding issues, except tyres, before it was parked. Any suggestions appreciated fellas.
Fluids and battery , crank it until oil preasure shows and then replace the coil lead , check the tyres etc and low reves until it settles and the engine gets less noisy indicating oil flow , maybe 30 seconds
Just be sure no obvios leaks on the floor
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Old 25-01-2012, 10:28 PM   #5
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Cheers fellas, I'll be giving it a go soon I hope.
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Old 25-01-2012, 10:30 PM   #6
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Change your brake fluid too before you do too many kms.
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