Cold Starting Long Standing Engines

T56MaxTorq said

Being 10 years old, could the compressed valve Springs be compromised? Meaning, could they fail you in the future?

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As long as it has hydraulic lifters, I would think not. They are collapsed until they get oil pressure from priming. If it had solid lifters and a pretty high lift cam, then I'd worry unless it'd been turned on a regular basis.