Guest martinez8 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Hello everybody!As i am most likely the freshest 1954 Chieftain 2 door sedan owner i would like the input of the Master Minds of the forum of the must to do checklist to be followed before cranking up a car which has been sitting in a garage for a past 5 year! Worse thing would be for me as this is my first restoration project, to do something out of my inexperience which may do some major damage to the vital organs of the car! I started already cleaning and rebuilding the carburetor! Thank you in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Cocuzza Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Don't rush into this as any damage caused will only set you back time and $$$$At the very LEAST I would do the following:1. Drain oil pan2. Drop the oil pan and clean it out 3. Clean oil pump sump pickup screen4. Remove old oil filter elememt (if equipped) and clean out inside of housing - put new filter element in5. Replace oil pan with new gasket6. Remove spark plugs and pour WD-40/Marvel Mystery oil/oil down each cylinder and wait a day or 2 and then try to rotate the engine BY HAND ONLY7. Remove valve covers and clean around lifters, etc - replace covers with new gaskets8. Remove fuel tank and fuel pump. Have tank cleaned and sealed. Clean/test fuel pump9. Blow out entire fuel line while tank and fuel pump are out of car.10. Have a ton of patience........Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martinez8 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Hi Joe!Valuable information indeed! I would have missed quite few of the points on the list you posted! And yes, patience is the very important ingredient in this matter!Thank you!Mart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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