I have a 98 Ford Ranger pickup with a 3.0 V6 with 226,000 on it. The oil pan gasket leaked so the engine had to be removed to get the new pan gasket on.
The problem I have is that the engine had the oil drained for about a year and a half and then the engine removed for the last three months. It was stored in a garage on an engine stand with no oil pan, upside down. The garage can be damp but the engine never got wet.
What do I do now to help the engine from being locked up when I put it back in the truck and try to start it?
Like spray something on the exposed internal engine parts before I put the pan on and the oil back in?
Spray something in the cylinders through the spark plug holes?
Thanks a lot!
The problem I have is that the engine had the oil drained for about a year and a half and then the engine removed for the last three months. It was stored in a garage on an engine stand with no oil pan, upside down. The garage can be damp but the engine never got wet.
What do I do now to help the engine from being locked up when I put it back in the truck and try to start it?
Like spray something on the exposed internal engine parts before I put the pan on and the oil back in?
Spray something in the cylinders through the spark plug holes?
Thanks a lot!