The problem is... the oil that's in the engine has probably already accumulated on the bottom of the cylinders. I've taken apart dozens of motors that have sat for years, and most still had oil on the bottom of the cylinders and rust on the tops. Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts.com
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Stephen Overmyer Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 5:01 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Starting a bus that's been sitting for 6 mos.
From: Jeff at Vanagonparts <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM> Subject: Re: Starting a bus that's been sitting for 6 mos. . BTW: Squirting oil in the cylinders of a horizontal engine isn't terribly effective, however, it doesn't hurt either.
But it would at least lubricate the bottom of the cylinders where most friction presumably occurs...would it not? I'm curious about this as I have 1200cc VW industrial engine I intend to revive and it has not started for quite some years now....first I gotta replace the exhaust however as it's rusting away... Steve O NSW Australia '92 Transporter WBX Kombi '00 Transporter Double Cab '03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck) '78 Landrover Series 3 Soft top (ex-Aust.Army) |
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