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Old 01-31-13, 08:47 AM
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Seven been sittin!

Hey guys I recently bought an 86 rx7 been sittin for a couple of years but only has 58,000 original miles what should I do before enitial start.
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Absolutely pour oil into the rotor housings.

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Personally id use regular oil , atf will eat up the rubber seals in the engine if it isn't immediately burned out after being put in.

If you're confident it'll start atf will work but I wouldnt use it, I'm just a very paranoid/skeptical person.

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