Re: [DML] Periodic winter startup

["Don Ekhoff" <ekhoff@xxxx>]

You are quite right that there are other considerations beyond just fully
cooking out the water produced from combustion, and much has been said of
late on this post addressing those issues. About the only thing I might add
is that there are several detail techniques that can be done when performing
maintenance. In general oils or greases that are paraffin based will coat
and preserve better than other oils. The waxy paraffin does not evaporate
as easily over time. Also I have had very good experience with various
silicone greases and oils for sealing and coating parts. I like this
especially for fasteners and rubber products thruout the undercarriage.
Also "cold galvanizing compound" is great for exposed steel, such as the
frame. It is a paint that has a very high percentage of powered zinc metal
formulated in and was originally developed by the Navy for underwater spot
repair. Properly used it is better than hot dip galvanizing, it is
gray/silver and comes in a spray can. The devil is in the details and a
carefully done repair with additional thought put into sealing/coating parts
for long term corrosion protection really pays off.

Thanks for your thoughts,
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Watkins Family" <watbmv@xxxx>
To: "DMC News list" <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 6:32 AM
Subject: [DML] Periodic winter startup


> <Don Ekhoff wrote:
> <Hope this experience is helpful. I just cringe when I hear of people
> <starting their cars every week as a way of keeping them preserved.
>
> Don,
>
> It sounds from your post that you are only opposed a start up without
> reaching operating temp. So can one assume that you are more in favor
> of a periodic start-up *only* if the car reaches a good hot running
> status? A simple start up and run for a few minutes is certaintly not
> a good idea, I think everyone would agree to that. However, the
> question for the 4-6 month storage crowd is: Is starting the car and
> letting it run for at least 1 full hour (or more) harmful or hurtful to
> the car? If the car runs long enough for the cooling fans to activate
> then the system is doing the same thing when you drive it during the
> summer. Albiet the car's clutch,brake and transmission system are still
> not being used.
>
> Look forward to a response
>
> Thanks
> Tom #005732 MT
>
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