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We should have a list of cheap possible cures ( to try first) which will do no damage if they do not work.. a 'no harm no foul' list...
After the MM oil soak I do think I would change the oil before running the engine..
I really think the time to do an oil soak is before the engine is turned over if it has been sitting a while... and then turn it over by ' hand'.... I have and have seen some long sitting engines put back into service if this was done first... otherwise there is the possibility of breaking a ring if any rust has formed in the bore... my example was a 312 1957 Mercury engine which had not been turned over in twenty five years....I got it going and gave it to a neighbor who installed it in a pickup truck and drove away in it... a couple of ounces in the spark plug hole overnight, then just before turning with a breaker bar on the crank bolt... only a couple of turns of the engine are necessary to protect the ring from breaking if it is going to work at all... the use of the starter initially is NOT recommended...
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