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Re: Re: Re: Long term Storage
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Posted by Bill Smith on February 23, 2003 at 19:08:31 from (128.242.4.59):
In Reply to: Re: Re: Long term Storage posted by Hugh MacKay on February 23, 2003 at 14:49:03:
I see your point on the fluids being left in. Both draining fluids and leaving full of fluid has advantages and disadvantages. The coolant for example, if left in and not circulated and after a certain point, the antifreeze started breaking down, would have to be checked periodically for its strength to insure that there isn't a freeze up. That would be avoided by draining. Fuel for another example gets real nasty after it has set for a long period of time. Kind of turns to a tar if left long enough. Evaporation or perhaps a fuel leak would put you back to 3/4 or 1/2 tank after long period of time wich leaving full wouldn't help much and could lead to a fire hazzard. Again a complete drain of the entire fuel system and minimal ventilation time shows some advantages. I guess it kind of boils down to whether you want to deal with sludge from fluids or rust from condensation when you get it out of storage. Before someone decides what to do I guess they should factor in there climate. If you are in the desert where there is no humidity you might want to drain all fluids, and if you are in a swamp region with high humidity you might want to fill everything up. And in between or up north you could probably go either way. I am not argueing but just seeing and agreeing with both sides of the fence here.
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