Advice for starting a4 after a long layup due to covid - 1 year

[Shrek]

Hi all,
Just looking for any procedure the members would use before starting a 1972 A4 which has lain dormant with brand new oil for almost 1 year due to our Covid border closure between Canada / USA.
My own thoughts would be to add MMO to each cyl. and let stand overnight and next day after removing the coil lead to turn over in slow spurts just to get some oil on the Cyl bores and then try to get her started.
Any other advice would be very welcome. ???
Thanks.

[JOHN COOKSON]

If the boat is in the water close the raw cooling valve until the engine starts.

ex TRUE GRIT

[Shrek]

Thx John - Any other advice. I am wondering how much MMO / cylinder?

[Sam]

Glad to hear it was layed up with new oil. If you have a distributor w/points one swipe with a point file or emory cloth to remove "invisible" corrosion before starting. Clean all other contacts on the starter, coil, battery cables/ground etc. If the fuel lines, filter, pump and carb were not drained I would do so now. If the tank is close to being full and was stabilized I would at a minimum pump a couple gallons from the bottom of the tank - may have to jury rig an additional pump and hose down the fill tube. If the tank has some "old ethanol gas" I 'd probably remove it all. Bring batteries up to full charge and give it a try. I can usually wake up my 1966 A4 in about 5 min. I use a set of older plugs at start up A valve or two might stick but frees up quickly. [At lay up I use fogging oil in the carb and in the cylinders - teaspoon of MMo in each cylinder can only help.}

[Shrek]

Thanks Sam.

I always turn the fuel supply off and let the fuel run out until the engine dies, and we had just changed the oil within 1 hour of shut down. The tank was maybe half full 6 gallons. I have lots of filtration and water separating filters x2 plus a fine filter between the sediment bowl and the carb but after the pump (manual pump) I was thinking to add the MMO and crank the A4 without spark for a few turns just to get the oil onto the cylinder walls. If she turns freely then I would replace the ignition lead from the dist. to the coil and hope for the best. Should that do it ?

Many thanks.

[Sam]

Mine has been on the hard for the last year as well - turned the A4 over by hand for a couple of rotations so valve springs don't set on a couple of visits. You should be ok. If it doesn't start after a few attempts [w/coil lead connected] check for spark/corrosion as mentioned. At spring start up I have recently started to break the "rules" by doing two things at once and have begun to use a little starting fluid in the carb before the first crank. Two springs ago it started after a couple of cranks, ran a little rough and then smothed out in a few minutes.