Starting a long idle machine?

Any thing else I should be careful on? , it hasnt run in 10 years or so.

I have turned it over by hand and added a couple squirts of oil to each cylinder. Every thing seems smooth and there is pressure in each cylinder.

If it's not, find and fix the cause before attempting the first start - ESPECIALLY if the linkage is stuck in the wide open position!

An uncle failed to do check this while trying to bring back to life a long-dormant 1750. On the first start attempt the engine took off and put a rod through the side of the block on account the carb throttle plate being stuck wide open.

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Of course, drain n flush n replace fluids and shes obviously gotta have a good hot spark at all the plugs, then oil up the cylinders as you said n Id let her crank a good while with ignition off just to oil things up.

Other things to worry about are stuck valves, but if the valve cover were removed and you turn her slowly by hand if theres problems you will know it..... ....if she has good compression as you claim, they must all be working however

If you suspect theres excess gum n sludge n carbon n maybe the rings are siezed up but theres nuttin nor any valves stuck, Id be tempted to use a good detergent 10 W 30 oil at first with a can of Rislone added and maybe even a quart of auto tranny fluid to give her (esp the valve train) a good clean n flush and then change to just good regular oil buttttt ttttt ttt if you clean up too much sludge she could become a leaker grrrrr rr

Good luck, let us know

John T