[T3] Starting again?

[Don Robertson]

Change the oil before you do anything.

At 09:53 AM 5/8/2012, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>It has been a long time since I have posted to this list, because I had to
>garage my '72 Squareback for the past 7 years and have been unable to work
>on it.  I have since been reunited with my car, have relocated it from a
>barn in Indiana to beautiful Northern California, and am wanting to get it
>back on the road again. So I'm wondering, where to begin.
>
>The car ran when it was parked 7 years ago, but I have not tried to turn it
>over yet.  It was my daily driver for about 2 years before I parked it. Do
>you guys recommend that I give it a shot and see if it starts, or do you
>think I should just plan on a rebuild?  If I should try to start it,
>anything I should do first to prep it for the first attempted turn over?
>The Indiana barn, although water proof, was not as safe as a place as I
>would have hoped because I notice significantly more rust on the vehicle
>than when I parked her, but she still looks great.  Most of the rust is on
>the exposed metal (exhaust, disk brakes, around the fuel cap, etc).  So
>again, where should I begin?
>
>Because the fuel that was in the tank is all gone (and there is probably
>some gunk left behind) should I pull the tank and try to clean it out?
>
>I've done nearly all the work to this car myself and would like to keep
>that up.  I find working on the car a great stress reliever -- most of the
>time ;-)
>
>Also, it still has the stock FI system.  Do you guys recommend keeping
>that?  It was difficult to find parts 5 years ago and I'm assuming it has
>not become any easier.  Thoughts?
>
>What else would you guys do in my shoes?
>
>Jacob
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