IML: starting my 64 after a long sleep

[Mark Elliott <deadfishe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am in a position where I need to move my 64 out of the garage.  The 
car has not been started for several years (3-4).  I charged the 
battery up, poured a little gas down the carb, and turned the key, 
and nothing happened.  There was a single click (like the solenoid 
firing), and then nothing.

Any ideas on the cause of the nothing?  Is it likely a bad 
starter?  Could it be a bad battery (the battery is 7-8 years old, 
and has been sitting most of that time).  Could it be something more 
serious?  Is there an easy way to tell (in case you haven't guessed 
already, I am not terribly mechanically inclined).  I could hear a 
very quiet whirring sound that could have been the starter spinning, 
but I can't be sure.

Thanks for any information you can offer to help,

Mark Elliott
1964 Crown 4door in pieces in the garage (but it needs to be moved 
out of the garage)


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