Tyson Sherman wrote:
> Hello again list. Today's question is about the engine
> in my 73 Midget. It was removed from the car some
> time ago (probably last decade). It's sitting on the
> ground in the weather w/a tarp over it right now. The
> engine will turn over but doing so pumped water
> out of the exhaust manifold! So, I asked an engine
> person, and he said (what I believed all along) that it
> definitely isn't good in the weather. I guess the bores
> are bad. Should I disassemble the engine and coat
> the cyl. walls with oil while the body of the car is being
> restored. It will be months before I'm ready to rebuild
> the engine but I want it to be save-able when the
> time comes. It's a 1275 w/ a questionable 57000mi
> on it. Thanks.
I'd strip the engine down now, clean up the parts, oil them down, adn
box it all up.
If you leave it out in the wet it will certaainly rust, and possibly
seize that way, potentially increasing the cost of the rebuild.
Greg
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