Due to an unfortunate turn of events , my ‘54 3100 (modified, 283) will not be spending the winter in the nice warm boat shed this year as it has since the build. No pictures of the truck surrounded by interesting boats, no smug comments from me about basking in the luxury of a building with floor heat, no happy leisurely winter projects. I am relegated to shoehorning the truck into my own garage alongside the family car. I am concerned that the coming and going of the other vehicle, which will bring with it snow moisture and salt laden glop, will cause light surface rust on the undercarriage of my pampered ‘54; it is still really clean under there due to rain avoidance and heated indoor winter storage. Not much I can do about that I guess. My question, now that I am finishing whining, is this: would it be beneficial to start the engine on the occasional nice winter day, pull the truck out of the garage and let it run till the engine is at operational temperature, warm it up and cook out any moisture periodically? Or am I better off parking it for the duration, covered in sheets, total hibernation?
Advice appreciated, Charles
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