[Shotimes] question #4 of 4 - suspension

[Paul Nimz]

> There are probably SHOs running around that haven't had the coolant
>flushed
> for 5-10 (or more) years, and I have not heard of any coolant-related SHO
> issues.


The primary reason the radiator gets clogged is from the electrolytic
deposit of metal compounds that originate inside the motor.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "'James F. Ryan III'" <av8r567@optonline.net>; "'Shotimes@Autox. Team.
Net'" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:11 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] question #4 of 4 - suspension


> If it was flushed prior to storage, I don't see what the issue would be.
One
> of the purposes of coolant is to resolve issues with dissimilar metals.
> FWIW, I would think that there's a greater issue with coolant going
through
> hot/cold cycles for 18 months than it is just sitting. Remember that
> everything on the engine side of the radiator cap is sealed and should
have
> no air in it, so theoretically nothing will happen.
>
> There are probably SHOs running around that haven't had the coolant
flushed
> for 5-10 (or more) years, and I have not heard of any coolant-related SHO
> issues.
>
> IMHO, other than the battery running down, and possibly the gas going bad
> (and dry-rot tires after a really LONG storage), I don't believe that any
> other items on a well-maintained car should have any more issues after 18
> months than they would have after sitting for two weeks.
>
> After having stored the Fiero GT for a year, it had a slight coolant leak
in
> the hoses that connect the front radiator to the (mid) engine, and the RR
> caliper leaked slightly when we had to move it on/off the moving van. It's
> now been stored for 4+ years. It will be interesting to see what
transpires
> when I fire it up next year. I also have stored motorcycles over the
winter
> for years, and I usually put the 911 up for 6 months, although this year
it
> was for 9.5 months. Everything was fine on it when I brought it to life
over
> Labor Day.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James F. Ryan III [mailto:av8r567@optonline.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:48 AM
> To: Ron Porter; 'Shotimes@Autox. Team. Net'
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] question #4 of 4 - suspension
>
>
> Ron,
>
> I see your point about the oil since it's just sitting in the pan, but the
> coolant has been touching Aluminum and Iron for 18 months.  That's a bad
> thing, no?
>
>
> Jim Ryan
> Wayne, NJ
> '91 PLUS - all white/mocha with fiberglass hood, rod shifter, & rear
spoiler
>
> 255 Lph fuel pump, SHO Shop can & horn, 80mm MAF, S&B cone filter, SHO
Shop
> HiFlow Y-pipe & cat-back exhaust, SHO Shop LPM, SHO Shop underdrive
pulleys,
> SHO Shop HiRevs Jr clutch & steel billet LiteWeight flywheel, reinforced
> engine & trans mounts, SHO Shop TQ limiters, SHO NUT aluminum SFBs, FPS
'96
> SHO front brakes, Carbotech F brake pads, Nook's full-body SFCs, Koni adj
> struts, SHO Shop linear springs, 24mm FSB, 26mm RSB, SHO Shop steel f&r
> STBs, Bridgestone Potenza RE-730 225/55-16, CATZ MSP fog lights, police
> grille
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> >[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ron Porter
> >Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:35 AM
> >To: 'Shotimes@Autox. Team. Net'
> >Subject: RE: [Shotimes] question #4 of 4 - suspension
> >
> >
> >If the gas is rough, you could also dump in a gallon or two or toluene or
> >benzene to help it. IIRC, there are some other folks on this list that
have
> >used stuff like this that can fill in the details.
> >
> >Not that changing the oil is a big deal, but I don't see the need to do
> >it........assuming that you did an oil change prior to storing the car
> >(which is really the time to do it). Nothing happens to oil in a car that
> >just sits.
> >
> >Really the same thing with a cooling system flush. The time to do it is
> >before a car gets stored.
> >
> >FWIW, I will be changing the oil in my wife's Del Sol soon. It has about
4K
> >miles on it, and it was last changed in October 2000. When the car IS
> >driven, it is driven far enough to get things hot....it's just that it
sits
> >for a LONG time between drives.
> >
> >Ron Porter