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Date:         Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:02:57 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Humidity and storage
Comments: To: Jeff Palmer <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Either way you're going to have the heat / cool cycles that will help moisture develop in your closed cylinders / crankcase / tranny case. I'd run the engine until it got to full operating temps and then choke it down by running MMO (Marvel Mystery Oil) through it to kill it. That should coat the cylinder walls, valves, ports etc with MMO. Then to bring it out of storage I'd warm the engine and change the motor oil after about 15 minutes at full engine temps. You can choke it down with regular motor oil if the MMO doesn't light your fire. -------------------- I've seen strange things in engines stored for long term of several years. I saw main and rod bearings that looked like termites had eaten the babbit from the bearings and I've see crankshafts that had permanent stains from moisture that didn'y just polish out. With that said I'd store my engine with a fresh oil change if the extra few dollars doesn't hurt your Christmas budget.

Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Palmer" <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 1:58 PM Subject: Humidity and storage

> I'm going to be storing my Westfalia for the winter in the next few days. > Usually I am forced to store it outdoors under a foot of snow as it doesn't > fit in the garage. This year though there is a spot available at work, > heated to about 10 degrees C (~50 F) but its underground and quite humid. > I'm in Winnipeg so humidity is a bit of a foreign thing to me. What is > worse for storing my van - exposing it to the elements or the humidity? > > Thanks > Jeff > 85 Westfalia GL > North of North Dakota > > _________________________________________________________________ > Powerful Parental Controls Let your child discover the best the Internet has > to offer. > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines > Start enjoying all the benefits of MSNŽ Premium right now and get the > first two months FREE*. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.4.3 - Release Date: 11/26/2004 >

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