Hi,
I just retrieved our Westy from storage =
last
weekend. It was stored in an unheated barn here in Nova =
Scotia. I
too had just put a new battery into it this past Autumn. I also =
asked the
list about three weeks if there was anything that I should do before =
starting
it, but the best advice Ireceived was from a friend here in Halifax =
(with
suporting adivce from Frank Condelli in Almonte).
Before I left I threw into our pickup =
an extra
battery, jumper cables and a few tools I needed for reconnecting the
battery.
*I checked and wrote down the radio =
code before
leaving the house!
When I got there I checked under the =
engine for
leaks. Reconnected the battery. Then I pulled the middle
wire of the distributor cap out. Turned the engine over for a =
few
seconds. In my mind this helped throw some oil around without =
starting the engine. Reconnected the distributor and then started =
the
engine. Loud and clacky valves at first, but after about 15 =
minutes
it smoothed out and quieted down. Drove at a moderate speed all =
the way
home (45 mins or so). No problem.
Next winter I am going to pull the =
battery out and
take it home. Near the end of the winter someone got me worried by =
saying
that it might have cracked if it froze.
Have fun!
Dan
DJ Landry
86 Westfalia
Bedford, Nova Scotia
Canada
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 =
12:30
PM
Subject: Spring startup
Hi volks:
Can somebody provide a few spring =
startup
tips other than the usual fluid level checks. I tried the =
archives
several times to no avail.
My van has been parked all winter =
with the
battery disconnected. It was a new one installed last spring so it =
should be
still ok.
Regards,
Phil
'89 =
Westy