On Wed, 20 Apr 1994, Randy Wilson wrote:
> easier. Four cylinder engines will always stop with two valves wide
> open. So you disable the ignition, pull the cover off, see which to
The first winter after the bugeye was restored, I started it occasionally
and let it run until it was completely warm. A mechanic recommended I not
do this, so this year I left the engine strictly alone. I didn't think
about it until I read this, but this means the car has been left for 5
months (this is VT) with the same two valves open and the valve springs
maximally compressed. Will this lead to two valve springs being weaker
than the others? Would I be better advised next year to turn the engine
on the starter a few turns now and again?
We live and learn.
Ray Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8910
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