1977 Nova

Asked by GuruDQ5X3 Sep 05, 2017 at 05:35 PM

Question type: General

A lady is gonna give me a 77 Nova
that's been sitting for years.should I
empty the gas and all the fluids before
I start it?

9 Answers

10

dump the fuel tank flush the fuel lines and check the fuel pump evey fluid in that car will be like cold honey change the brake fluid depending how the body looks you might want to sell it to a Hotrod shop GasMonkeyGarage off the show The Fast and The Loud and watch them turn it into a awesome ride

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Drain the gas and refill with fresh fuel, change oil. check all fluids. Install a fresh battery, then try to start.

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On the cheap: Change the oil and oil filter, drain and replace coolant, top off with good gas, fire it up (or at least attempt to). Better: prime oil pump, drop gas tank and clean tank and clean or replace fuel pump and fuel filter, test fuel pressure and make sure there are no fuel leaks, test brakes, check ATF, check rear diff. oil. The engine is going to be bone dry, may even want to pull plugs and get some oil into cylinders that way in addition to priming oil pump.

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i would drain the gas an put fresh with some seafoam an change the fuel filter an change the oil

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