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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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Sup guys,
My del Sol has been parked for almost 4 years :S I know I know... The reason why it got parked is because it was vandalized. All my hoses wires ect got sliced with a razor. I am going to replace all the hoses and solder the wires where I can. When I get ready to start it should I do any thing to help it get going?
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 11:33 AM
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Drain the gas if there is any and put some new gas in the tank. New tires would be on my list also. oh yea and change the oil lol.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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a tune up sould help, like spark plugs coolant...ect the basic GL!
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 11:42 AM
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Ahh see good thing I posted I totally over looked the gas. I will throw some Heat in the tank as well.. I have to get it out of the snow before I even think about changing oil lol

Think I can pick up all the hoses at Schucks or Napa?
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 11:46 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shadhman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ahh see good thing I posted I totally over looked the gas. I will throw some Heat in the tank as well.. I have to get it out of the snow before I even think about changing oil lol

Think I can pick up all the hoses at Schucks or Napa? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Tow it then, I STRONGLY recommend you don't start that car on 4 year old oil.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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I'm going to be swapping the motor for an H22 soon as some body work gets straghtened out. Thank you for the suggestion!
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 12:39 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shadhman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm going to be swapping the motor for an H22 soon as some body work gets straghtened out. Thank you for the suggestion!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Doesn't matter if you are gonna swap it if the headgasket blow after 3 min of driving it.

you can get $4-500 for the full D-series D15B7 swap if its in good shape, You'd be lucky to get $50 in scrap if you blow it up.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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definetly drain the gas
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 02:32 PM
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Yeah most def could get atleast 400 but 3rd gear is shot and it smokes It will be moved a max of 10 feet. I will let you know how it goes!
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