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96 gtx wont start

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Bflauto

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Bought her last fall and she would always start right up. I winterized with rv antifreeze and fogging oil.
Went to start her up this spring and she fouls up plugs with oil. I can dribble some fuel down her and she'll fire right up but die quickly.
Im guessing that the crank seals allowed oil to fill the crankcase.
Ok so simple fix is to put an oil valve in-line to shutoff oil when she sits for a while..
But how do i go about getting her to clear out the oil? Cant get her started long enough to burn it off. Maybe its starving for fuel?
Most of the grey lines were already replaced but i had to replace 1 or two last fall. Replaced fuel selector (had the green goo).
I did not rebuild the carbs. Could the little internal filters be clogged?

Any other ideas?
If i do crank on the starter with the plugs removed, how long is safe?
Thanks all!
 
If the fuel selector was fouled with green goo then most likely your carbs are also. First check that the fuel filter is clean and allowing fuel to flow. You can bypass the selector and fuel filter by temporarily running the main fuel line from the selector to the mag carb.. Also check that the pulse line between the engine and the mag carb is connected and not cracked because that drives the fuel pump. All gray lines except the vent lines need to be replaced. Rebuild and clean carbs following the carb rebuild post at the beginning of this forum. Use genuine Mukuni kits and needles/seats if needed. You can probably crank with plugs out for 5-10 seconds to see if oil shoots out. Let starter sit for a minute between cranks so it does not overheat. If not much oil comes out then wait until carbs rebuilt because maybe issue is no fuel vs. crank seals. Go through entire fuel system to insure everything is clean before running rebuilt carbs.
 
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