Hiway 9

Much thanks for the replies on this fellows. A little bit more background fwiw - In all of the years previous to the last eight years when this car was parked in the space where it sits today, it was looked after like a baby. I always made it a point to conduct service on the unit before, or on rare instances, on the very scheduled time of mfgrs suggested timeline. Did all service myself, be it brake/rotor, clutch, G-lad replacement (re-mfg), wheel alignments, all fluid changes, suspension work, power steering, oil & fuel pump replacements etc. etc. Mechanically, the unit has always been sound, it has never stranded me in the 89 of 102k miles I've registered. Engine is bone stock, I ultimately wanted reliability and was rewarded with exactly that. Only upgrade/aftermarket details on the unit were (now defunct co.?) Neuspeed 4 point anti roll/sway bars, i.e., engine compartment strut cross, rear compartment shock tower cross 'panhard', as well as larger than factory dia lower front roll bar and finally, the addition of a rear anti roll bar... damn that thing is a weighty piece of steel! But I digress... Pulled out the fuel float apparatus atop tank, but not before confirming new battery was disconnected and that 2 medium sized fire extinguishers were handy, last night; 1 inch of fuel remains in tank. Although clear in appearance, smells sorta funky, not as aromatic as fresh fuel, but is very thin & runny just as normal fuel. My thought was to simply reinstall the float/pump apparatus atop tank, add 5-6 gallons of new fuel and go from there with my other fluid replacements, pwr steer fluid, coolant sys, tranny gear oil, motor oil, as well as any other recommended servicing in the medium I have in hand. Everything in engine compartment appears to be clean and crisp, no frayed vac hoses, no sign of aged or cracked rubber anywhere, belts and/or hoses, as I'd replaced everything about a year before the car had been parked. Even the dinky charger belt looks new, the rebuilt charger has only 1k miles on it. Like most of us Corrado die hards, myself, a 25 year long owner in the early years of my 50's if you could imagine :bonk:, I lack some of the will necessary to conduct a most comprehensive service on the unit. Perhaps such a service is unnecessary based on the years previous to the last eight when and where said unit was again, always serviced with tlc. I am most confident that the ol' girl will start up with no issues after I complete all of the basic fluid replacements. When the vehicle does finally get out of the garage on its own power, my intention was to not travel far out of the neighborhood and see how it goes from there, fire extinguisher strapped securely under rear glass! Hopefully from there, there will be little if any symptoms for which to diagnose. Thanks for all of your contributions and by all means, add further should you feel it be insightful or helpful. Let you know how it goes when the time comes to turn the key in the not so distant future. If things look on the up and up, I'm gonna pay forward to the dept of motor vehicles some $700.00 in back registration fees and retain the car for more future enjoyment. Adios -9 Everybody likes to watch an inferno!

Hi gang, Honest, I looked around in archives for a wee bit and couldn't locate such thread(s) regarding the resurrection of multiple year stored units, namely of the G60 order. Anyhow, a little background if you like. I've been a proud owner of a 1990 for.... umm, since 1992! That's 25 years, half my life ago! End of background for now. Other than having a deteriorating exhaust system, aforementioned 1990 Corrado was in fine running order at the time it was parked in my garage some eight years ago. The motor internals are all moving properly when crank bolt was manually torqued. Is it the right thing to do to fill up the engine with as much as it will take of cheap 30-40 weight oil and drain the contents a week later? What are the concerns regarding the G-lad? Should I isolate it from the engine by disconnecting the in and out oil lines and later, prime lubricate it as a separate unit? If yes, would this operation have any unforeseen difficulties? And what about those braided G-lad oil lines, they are some 27-28 years old! I read on a blog dated back about ten years of the 'fact' that oem charger lines are too much undersized in order to allow the ideal amount of oil flow into said charger. In any event, oem or aftermarket, where could I locate a new set of these oil G charger lines? or as a plan B second option, what kind of custom shop would I be looking for that can re-hose, i.e. re crimp new braided hose on the metal end caps (banjo bolts) of charger oil lines? Finally, back to my opening statement, if any member or members of this forum could lead me to archived thread links regarding the starting of G60 equipped engines after sitting for multiple years, I'd be most delighted to have not started a new thread on an old forlorn topic. Thanks & best! -9