Injectors definitely clog.
Fuel pumps lock, brake hydraulics fail, and so on.
Hopefully your luck will be different.
You should prime the oil pump before starting.
You could also pull the spark plugs and fog the cylinders.  Even wd40 would
be better than nothing.  And yeah, flush the fuel.  I have started cars that
sat for a year or so before with the old gas. They ran, but not well.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Mark A Kippert
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 11:13 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Picking up my 90 Carat

A while back I purchased a '90 Carat and I finally have time, and the space,
to bring it home. I picked it up for $400.
<http://www.kippert.com/vanagon/90carat/index.html>

It was not running when I looked it over and I didn't try starting it. The
PO explained that the engine is bad because it would not idle after it
warmed up and the oil pressure alarm would sound constantly. Because of this
she went out and bought a '91 Carat. After that it sat at her house until,
at the "insistence" of her neighbors, she decided to sell it. I don't know
who diagnosed the bad engine, I get the feeling she did. I'm thinking maybe
some bad sensors but who knows. So before selling it, she had someone pull
the bumper and rear hatch off the '90 and install it on the '91.

Anyhow, to make a long story short, it's been setting at least 2 years. I'm
wondering if I should try starting it as is or should I drain the tank and
somehow flush the fuel lines before starting. Do injectors clog from lack of
use?

Mark K
1986 GL/2WD/4SPD