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Date:         Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:33:48 EDT
Reply-To:     VWBrain@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Dearing <VWBrain@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Question about engine storage
Comments: To: sfcebula@YAHOO.COM
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In a message dated 3/22/2010 8:06:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sfcebula@YAHOO.COM writes:

I just pulled the engine out of my wrecked van and I was wondering if anybody had any advice for long-term storage. For now I just blocked off all the ports and put the engine in my shed. Thanks

hello steve I would squit some oil into each clylinder, rotate the engine some to coat everything,put the plugs back in, , then remove the rocker arms so that all the valves will be closed and no tension on any of the valve springs later mark d


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