Non ABS for 'The Ice Princess'

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Aug 20, 2017 | 01:05 PM

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If you can turn the engine over by hand, then that is a great start.

Only if 'Greg' or 'The Wizard' is watching on Video Link, as I don't even Trust myself to turn it the right way.

Aug 20, 2017 | 01:14 PM

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I don't mean by key. Put a ratchet on the front and turn it clockwise. If it isn't rock solid, then it'll run.

That is something I have learnt so far

Aug 20, 2017 | 04:15 PM

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I don't mean by key. Put a ratchet on the front and turn it clockwise. If it isn't rock solid, then it'll run.

That is something I have learnt so far

But suppose the Injectors are Blocked?

Aug 21, 2017 | 02:00 AM

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After 14 years of standstill a locked up engine is more so a worry than some blocked injectors...

Aug 21, 2017 | 02:19 AM

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Lucas or Marelli ignition?

FWIW, when I bought a parts car years ago, it had not been started for at least 21 years. I changed the plugs, put on new dizzy cap and rotor, put in new oil and filter, drained the fuel and added new, bodged up some S/H HT leads where they were missing, shoved in a battery and tried it. Started right up. So in your place, that is what I would do, without worrying about anything more fancy.