Hello all- Just got a 1959 Imperial Crown and joined the group (thanks for the welcome messages!). This car has been sitting for something like 25 years. There is oil in the pan (or some black juice) and fluid in the tranny. My friend suggests I try to start the car, since the chance of catastophic failure is low, and the worst that might happen is that a bearing would get ruined (which I would likely replace on the inevitable rebuild anyway). The benefit might be seeing if the block is cracked etc. I can turn the engine by tugging on the fan and belts. The engine doesn't look too bad, considering, though the carb needs to be exercised a little. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks -Glen http://userweb.suscom.net/~cumquott/Website/Imperial/Imperial_Index.html ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm