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RE: Winterizing the TR6 ... distilled wisdom please

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Subject: RE: Winterizing the TR6 ... distilled wisdom please
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 20:12:50 -0800
> I wonder about the starting it every month business.  I think that if you
> don't allow the oil to come up to temperature you may be causing more
> harm than
> good.  The oil gets poluted with unburnt gas and moisture from exhaust gases
> and unless they are boiled off they can cause trouble.  I say don't
> start them
> unless you are going to run them a good while.  Just getting the water up to
> temp is not sufficient, I think.

I agree with Dave, here.  Just idling long enough for the thermostat to open is
doing more harm than good, to almost everything.

Randall


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