| [GMCnet] Engine Storage Shutdown Procedure [message #147871] |
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USAussie
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Registered: July 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
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G'day,
I was perusing a list of old GMCnet contributions when I ran across this.
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How should I prepare an Engine for Storage?
Get it warm, change the oil and filter, and make sure the antifreeze is up to strength, and run it 30-45 minutes with the fresh
stuff, and then stall it out with a quart of oil poured fairly rapidly down the carb throat as it idles. It should give one belch
and stall. If you want to force a stall, and have seen the white smoke from the tailpipe, which indicates the oil has passed thru,
unclip the (usually white) HEI connector terminal with your fingernail (marker 'BATT') and the engine will turn off.
Put the air cleaner lid back on, put a plastic bag over the air cleaner snorkel with an elastic and it should be fine as long as you
care to leave it. Ideally a plastic drop sheet beneath the car would help keep the damp from attacking it. Pull the battery and
you're done.
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I'd never heard of doing this before and was wondering what the consensus on doing this was.
Regards,
Rob M.
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
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