Looking at 914 parked 6 years, What to do before turning engine over? Options

[Doug73/2.0]

Richard located a 914 that's only an hour away (amazing :-)
It been stored 6 years indoors. Other than checking the oil and obvious stuff, Is there anything I should do before seeing if the engine will turn over?
Do I need to drain out the old gas first just to see if it has not siezed? Love to see if it runs during the visit.

I have Patrick Paternie's book so I'm reasonably comfortable where to look for rust. If it is a keeper I'll trailer it home.
Thanks
Doug

[Steve Thacker]

If it FI you need to flush the tank.Change the oil to a 30wt. Remove the Spark plugs, Fill cylinders with light oil and let it sit over night. When you are ready to turn motor over put the car in 5th gear and push car backwards to purge the oil out of the cylinders. Then hook up the battery and spin it over with the plugs still out. If it spins freely, put the plugs in and check for spark at the dizzy by opening the points. If you have spark and Fresh Gas in the flushed tank you are ready.Steve

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When I found my 2.0 engine that had been setting outside for 9 years. The only thing I did differently, was shoot a good amount of PB Blaster to the cylinders. I prefer this over oil. I replaced the rear main seal also because it was out of the car at the time,...hard as a brick it was.