<VV> Classic Car Storage for Winter

[Jay Maechtlen]

I imagine the burning mouse turds probably added a certain 'something' 
to the event...

On 11/12/2014 9:20 PM, Dennis Pleau via VirtualVairs wrote:
> I had the burst of flaming fuzz option on my '63 (different from Bording's
> burst of fuzz defroster option).  My '63 lost some teeth on its cam gear.  I
> pulled the engine and the muffler and some other parts sat on the floor of
> my garage for a few months.  When I reinstalled the motor and all the parts,
> I wanted to run the engine at 2000 rpm for about 20 minutes.  It didn't want
> to easily rev to 2000 rpm and I was wondering if I was a tooth off.  Then
> lots of flaming/smoldering mouse nests came out the tail pipe and it ran
> great.  A little steel wool in both ends of the muffler would have made this
> a non problem.
>
> dp
>
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> Here you go.
>
> http://performancebiz.com/features/classic-car-storage-tips
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>
> Does the article's advice about <Fill the ends of the tailpipes with steel
> wool to repel both moisture and critters.> apply to Corvairs or perhaps I
> should ask, is this advice as important for Corvairs given that our
> air-cooled engines have many other avenues for mice to enter into the
> engine?
>
>
> ~Bill Stanley
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Jay Maechtlen SoCal '61 2-dr modified w/fiberglass skin, transverse 3.8 
Buick V6 TH440T4 trans

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