You gain nothing by letting it run 20 minutes but you do stress
the engine. The hardest thing on an engine is the first minute or so when
you crank it over. I know there is all sorts of advice on putting it on
blocks an moving it around etc., but I would just let it be (not a new
song thread). If you were going to let it sit for a few years then there
would be some things you might consider. The only thing I would suggest is
some gas stabilizer and remove the battery cables.
...Art
On Sun, 16 Nov 1997 gaughan@mediaone.net wrote:
> I kind of took my '61 MGA 1600 off the road for the winter. I live
> outside of Boston and I won't be driving it, but I have it my garage
> (everday car has to suffer outside) and I want to work on it over the
> winter.
>
> What should I do so that it doesn't suffer. I.e., run it for twenty or
> so minutes periodically? Move it back and forth a few feet?
>
> Thanks, Bob Gaughan
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