How to Start a Car?

well opinions are like A**holes so here's mine

pull all the plugs and dump in about 2-Oz's of some 2 cycle oil/gas mix
put the plugs back in and let the car sit for at least 3 days up to 7 if your
not in a hurry, pull all the accessory belts and with the plugs out get a breaker
bar on the crank pulley bolt and try to break it loose but bump crank it backwards.

if it turns free, disconnect the fuel line from the tank at the and run it to a can just in case it drips, pull the coil wire, hook up the battery and crank it over. if all seems good to go put the belts back on change the oil get a separate gallon can of gas and hook
a hose to the pump inlet and drop it in the can of gas and try to start it up.

personally i would not use the gas in the tank as its probably like varnish after 8+ years

if it is seized don't give up or force it to turn over, refill each cylinder with the 2 cycle mixture and try again, biggest mistake you can make is to force the issue and possibly break a ring.

we used the above method on a 70 challenger barn find that had been sitting for 20+years and it worked perfect.

had another friend that i found a 69 charger white hat special for and he was in such a hurry that he just cranked it over without even trying oil or bumping it by hand and it snapped a ring.


YMMV