2000 camaro ls1 sitting
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2000 camaro ls1 sitting
My dad has an LS1 from a 2000 Camaro with 12,000 miles on it that he's willing to sell to me to put in my 1953 Chevy truck. It's been sitting for about 6 years. What is the proper procedure to bring it back to life?
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If it were mine I would do a tear down and inspection, to ensure no rust in the cylinders or any other signs of problems that could potentially rear their head when you try to start a motor that has sat that long.
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You probiably will also have alot of build up in the various galleys just from the motor sitting. You will probiably notice some buildup in the bottom of the pan from where some leftover oil (I assume it was drained prior to storage) congealed on the bottom of the pan. So pulling the pan is a must just to get the crud off the bottom so it doesn't get sucked up into the pickup. If I was you I would definately once you got it going again change the oil a couple of times within the first couple of hundred miles. Perhaps a motor flush product would help clean it up, but I have no real experience with that stuff so can't say for sure that they work or would be a good idea here.
Also, being it is a 2000 I would ask if it was still stock. If so, I would probiably just throw a pump on it to be safe. Some of those original runs of factory pumps were known to fail with no warning. Not sure if yours is the updated design or not. Don't mean to scare you because it wasn't a super common thing to occur, but it did happen from time to time. So if it's original and it was mine, I would replace it just to be sure.