any advice on what to do before starting it?

I'm going to drain the oil right before, and add new oil, but should I do anything else?

I am thinking of cranking the engine over a few times with the fuel pump disconnected just to get some oil circulating to the bearings and cams.

Should I do anthing like throw some oil down the cylinder bores? Car has been sitting for about 5 months and I figure there may be some rust buildup in there.

 

well depending if you had gas in the tank or not... i would flush out the tank with fresh gas and refill it again. Getting oil running through the moving parts wouldn't be a bad idea though.

 

I filled up the tank to as full as possible to eliminate the possiblity of condensation in there, and used Stabil fuel stabilizer that should keep the gas good for about a year I think.

 

bump.