Starting my 6.2 diesel after 4 years of sitting

After 4 years of sitting, I replaced my fuel hoses, drained the tank, changed to oil, new batteries, new starter, new lift pump, fixed my trans(long story), installed OEM supports and a new flywheel/flexplate(end of trans story), resealed t-case, and installed a non-EGR intake manifold from a HMMWV. I wish I took a vid of the 1st start, but I was too excited about getting it running. This starting is probably two hours after 1st engine start. Sorry about the ugly dude at the end. That'd be me.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• 6.2
• diesel
• cucv
• k5
• sitting
• years

[livelliny]

@afamousperson Yeah, its a lightbar on the Blazer. I volunteer as a paramedic and used to vol as a firefighter. The rack I mentioned was on the Dodge Charger in the background.

[livelliny]

It sat just outside my front door until that day. The video was taken a few hours after it's first startup. When it was initially fired up it smoked like crazy for a few minutes, causing my neighbors to bitch until I moved it to the middle of the parking lot.

[vmxrm85]

4 years of sitting my ass, probably a couple of hours

[livelliny]

@vmxrm85

Well, the truck sat for 4 years up until that day. I had to do a ton of work to it, but that's probably two hours after the first time it ran since 4 yrs ago. Now it runs like a champ.

[kwysSAN]

Police car?

[livelliny]

@kwysSAN

.....no, that Charger isn't a cop car. The rack on top is for kayaks.

[kwysSAN]

Looks a bit like sheriff’s car or something. ;-)

[Afamousperson]

@livelliny What ? sorry from anustralia but that looks like a light bar to me

[kingkongbong123]

i find it hard to believe the truck sat right there in the middle of everything for 4 years...

[bloodhoun234]

@stars1976 it was, he just replaced alot of the parts read the dam description

[bloodhoun234]

@livelliny why is there a lifht bar on the top?

[stars1976]

this was not sitting for 4 years diesels usually do not start that quick after a few years

[mikes47jeep]

odd how most of the old CK seris trucks seem to have that lower left chunk of grill missiing

[mikes47jeep]

odd how most of the old CK seris trucks seem to have that lower left chunk of grill missiing

[SweedSleds95]

@071saleen

I started my Golf after 8 years of sitting under a tree out in the woods