Re: [VintageLambo] Re: winter idling

I"ve installed a preluber on my Countach. It works very well. http://www.employees.org/~dbriddel/lambo/lambo.html Dennis > hermanlewis3rd wrote: > > ...concerned with engine sitting idle too long with out lubercation? > > Again, this a good reason to install the type of "pre-oiler" that Filippo put on my Jalpa- > Hit the switch and the engine is pressurized before the engine cranks on revolution- > Redline "Water Wetter" is also recommended-Thanks for all the great points A.R.- > > HLL3 > > My feeling is don"t start the car unless you can drive it, or start it once every couple of months and let it run for quite a while until oil and water are up to temps. I doubt that the wear and tear of weekly cold-starts and resulting condensation from prolonged idling is offset by whatever benefit is achieved by moving oil around. Engines don"t like to sit for long periods, but sitting for a couple of months is far preferable to repeated cold starts. > ---------------( omitted to save space )---------------- > If you use distilled water and change the coolant every two years, you are well inside the conservative parameters. Thus, I do only one or two starts during the winter at most and try to shoot for dry days when the car can actually turn its wheels. > > AR > > > > > > > > > >