Larry Tusoni

Hi
I have a 1975 911s Targa silver anniversary that has been sitting in my garage for the better part of 5 years.
I'd like to try to get it running again but I am not sure of the best procedure. I was thinking of doing the following:
1. Pumping out all the gas (in case is has gone bad) - not sure of the best way.
2. Squirting some penetrating oil into each cylinder and letting it sit for a day or two.
3. Draining the oil and putting it back in.

If anyone can recommend a better procedure I would appreciate it.

Regards,
Larry

r911

1st, pull the spark plugs & see if it will turn over by hand

pump the gas out using the fuel pump - the rubber fuel hoses likely need to be upgraded to an EtOH mix rated hose (also needs to be rated for CIS pressures); then unscrew the bung in the bottom of the tank and drain the rest out

the rubber hoses UNDER the cluster area should be replaced too

Mark Salvetti

Larry,

I would recommend removing the fuel sender and siphoning out the fuel through that opening. That lets you inspect the inside of the tank through the hole, and if you have problems in there, the fuel pump won't see it. Then drain the rest through the bung at the bottom of the tank.

Is your garage reasonably climate controlled? I think that if your car didn't see wide temperature swings, there is a good chance you didn't get any condensation in there, so hopefully the fuel tank is in good shape.

I agree with r911 on the hoses, with the fuel tank empty it's a great time to replace hoses, especially the rubber hoses around the fuel tank.

Mark

Larry Tusoni

Thanks for the responses. I hope to get it running this week.

Larry