Re: pre-season lube
All of the pre-season "lubes" should have been post-season processes. You don't lube pulleys unless you want the belts to slip. You can't lubricate the valves since you can't even see them. You can start by removing the spark plugs and seeing if you can actually turn the engine over "manually" by whatever means possible. If not, your job is done since the engine is seized from lack of layup maintenance. If it does turn, put a shot or two of engine oil in each cylinder. Check the dipstick. If it has water on it, you may as well go back in the house and crack a cold one as your job is done. If not, spin it over on the starter (provided it is not locked up or the battery is not dead from lack of attention during two years of storage). If there is rust on the electrode area of the plugs there has been a water intrusion problem and the cylinders probably look the same. Again, it would be decision time. If things look good to this point, drain the old fuel as it has gone sour and wouldn't burn except maybe on a campfire. Make sure all the drain plugs are in place and if they are, hope that you don't live in an area where below freezing temps are common as you now may have a cracked block. Hook the hose to the muffs, put them on the drive and fire it up on fresh fuel to which you've added a large dose of SeaFoam or other fuel system cleaner. Good luck.
