If a vehicle has been standing, unused, for a few years, is there a possibility of engine damage? Such as seal's drying out and needing replacement, in the motor and gearbox etc. I know that air con compressor's dont like it.
Cheer's.
If a vehicle has been standing, unused, for a few years, is there a possibility of engine damage? Such as seal's drying out and needing replacement, in the motor and gearbox etc. I know that air con compressor's dont like it.
Cheer's.
"Proud To Be An Old Fart".
it depends on the environment they are left in..i have purchased many cars that have been left to sit..i usually make sure the motor is not seized and then use a remote fuel can with fresh fuel and start them..if they start and run then look at the brakes and work it from there..if the seals are rooted you will soon find out..:shifty:
I just bought a car off a member of this forum, which had been sitting for about 2 1/2 years.
I started it and ran around in it for a fortnight before changing oil (and coolant) and have had no drama's at all.
yeh but thats coz im good with stuff...
and technically it had been driven for 2 years in 6 years of sitting and it had been a few times between starts...longest would have been close to 2 years maybe a bit more..
:shifty::shifty::shifty::shifty:
never leave them sitting with the handbrake on, otherwise you will have a battle to get it off. and brake shoes will stick.
i have found with motors that have sat for say 5 + years, the lifters bleed off and take about 1 hr of running before they pump up again and work correctly.
autos that sit tend to dry out and take about 10 km to start shifting properly again...
"All correspondence must bear these numbers"
turbo 350 and 400 boxes do not like to sit..they always drop there guts on the ground.
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