Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:02:57 -0600
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject: Re: Humidity and storage
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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.
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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
>
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