| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,803 | Anywhere the engine stops, there are a few valves in the open position. Those are the cylinders that are prone to rust because of temperature change and humidity. I had to sleeve one cylinder of an otherwise zero-wear Oldsmobile 350 engine (less than 20K miles) after it sat for less than six months. The piston in that hole was rusted tight to the bore because of humidity- - - -and an open exhaust valve. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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