Engine sitting for 10 years: should it be oil primed first?

[In The Ten Ring]

Thanks guys, I think you are right and I am going to do all of these.

My dad is very sharp with decades of experience but he's not an car restoration guy.

I know you guys will walk me through any priming issues.

Oh ya, I showed dad a youtube video on oil priming and he walked off saying "you'll end up doing this anyway and then you'll have to get the truck towed to a shop!"

[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring

Thanks guys, I think you are right and I am going to do all of these.

My dad is very sharp with decades of experience but he's not an car restoration guy.

I know you guys will walk me through any priming issues.

Oh ya, I showed dad a youtube video on oil priming and he walked off saying "you'll end up doing this anyway and then you'll have to get the truck towed to a shop!"

I agree with everything fitz said except I shy away from the breaker bar on the balancer bolt. If the rings are stuck or something else is wrong you'll likely break the bolt and have a much bigger issue on you hands. I suggest a long screw driver on the teeth of the starter ring. They make a tool just for that actually.

[In The Ten Ring]

Is it possible for me to turn the crankshaft by turning the fan?