Greenie-Reddy --My truck has become, these past couple of years, pretty much a shed queen, also. Because it sits so much, the gas drains (or evaporates) out of the bowl and thus I have to crank a lot to start it after a long stretch of sitting. There are ways to fix this that the experts can educate us both on, but so far, my Optima is able to overcome this. I'm probably not doing the starter any favors, though ....