pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Basically, our Capri has been sitting in the garage for about a year. The battery has gone flat (it hasnt been started in over 10 months). Its an auto, its been left in Park with the handbrake off.
Do I need to worry about rocking it forwards and back to unseeze anything? I plan to service it before it's MOT, would you recommend I charge it, drive it out, let it warm up, do the oil change and then go for a drive or push it out and do the oil change, then start it for the first time (worried about the engine seezing  )
Anything else I need to worry about?
On the positive side, it's getting four new speakers and a stealth stereo 
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Richardhhha
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Registered: 29th Sep 07
Location: Croydon, Greater London
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get under the bonnet and rock the engine by the front pulley, see if its siezed, i dought it has if its all ok make sure its got enough oil in it and fire it up.... Capri engines are strong so it will be ok
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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I highly doubt it has, so just check the fluids and fire it up? Its on charge atm 
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Superlite Ltd.
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Registered: 9th Jan 07
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What mk capri is it out of interest?
Out of habbit i'd turn it over with the ignition coil lead unplugged so it turns but doesn't fire. Then start it properly.
Lad here has a late capri 1.6 pinto. Hes looking for some 40 DCOEs atm 
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Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
Location: Scotland
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Why not push it out then drain the oil before its been started, therefore all the oil is lyin in the sump?
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pow
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Its a 78' Mk3 2.0 Pinto Auto.
In the end I turned it over without the choke on so it wouldnt fire. Then added so go juice and VROOOOOM
Needs an MOT now 
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