From: <triumph@2simpleusa.com>
> On the basis that I will inevitably forget that I drained the oil and then
>try
> and start it in the spring (or one of my kids will ...), I would put oil back
>in
> the system for the winter! In tems of rusting, unless the car/engine is in a
> location where it can get fairly warm (near vents, dryer oulets, rare burst
>of
> sustained warm winter sunshine, etc.) then you should not get condensation
> inside the block as a result of heating and cooling, and even then, you
>should
> be OK with the film of oil that coats everything inside the engine.
If you drain the oil and don't put in new oil and turn over the engine for a
while, you still have old oil sitting on the bearings so you might as well have
left the old oil in there.
--
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
62 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 07 Saturn Ion 3 2.4, 93 Suburban, 94 Miata C-package,
79 Caterham 7
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