Date:         Thu, 16 Oct 2003 20:15:17 -0400
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
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From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Storage
Comments: To: Dustin Fitch <DSF70@AOL.COM>
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On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Dustin Fitch wrote:

> My thinking on starting it and letting it run would be to let it run for a
> good bit, like 30 minutes at idle.  Would that be bad for it as well ya think?

I think I would just leave it be...I think without a good highway run
there's too much danger of sludging up the engine.  But that's just my
opinion.  Others may disagree.

By the way, when you take it out of storage be prepared for the brakes to
be pretty grabby for the first few applications.  The rotors and drums
will have a coat of rust that you'll be scrubbing off.  Also, give the
brakes a couple of good stomps (with the van stationary) before you go out
on the road.  If anything in the braking system is going to break, you
want it to break while the van is stationary in your driveway, not when
you make a panic stop. ;)


David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si