[War_Wagon]

My parents moved way up in the mountains, and last year I got them a 6500 watt Honda generator at an auction for backup power just in case the weather was ugly and they lost power for some reason. Their neighbor asked me to keep an eye out for one for him too. So I managed to find a 6000 watt generator with a 10hp Yanmar diesel on it. Only trouble is I have no idea if it runs or not. I already bought it so if it's dead I am already out of luck, but it came from a municipal govt surplus auction so it might have a chance. I don't know how long it's been sitting, so is there anything I should do before I try to get it running? Any advice on getting one of these to fire up if it has been sitting a while, or should I just hit it with some fresh fuel and roll the dice?