The oil runs off things like the cam and followers, which results in rust which gets ground off, ruining both the cam and the followers. Cylinder walls are also subject to the same where valves were open while sitting. Internal rust is a major killer of seldom flown aircraft engines. There is a product that has actually been shown to drastically reduce the rust in a sitting engine - Camguard from ASL Labs. It's meant for aircraft, but I also put it in the Ford since I only drive it 2500 miles a year.
On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 11:11 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > "Not being viable" what does that even mean? The internals were covered > with oil when it first sat, any internal rust is going to be mostly surface > rust. It'll all need to come apart and it'd need a full rebuild but for a > real "restoration" you'd hot tank the block and heads anyway... > -Curt > On Thursday, September 21, 2017, 9:03:13 AM PDT, Dan Penoff via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I don’t think so. What’s scary to me is the engine condition. An engine > sitting that long in an unheated space is likely rusted internally to the > point of not being viable. The cosmetics aren’t bad, it’s the mechanical > stuff that is scary. > > -D > > > > On Sep 21, 2017, at 11:35 AM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > I know. This would probably take you 4 or 5 weeks. > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
