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Re: Dangers of letting a car sit without being driven? #1003187 07/14/04 05:56 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 8,301 Bernalillo, NM C CRZYDRVR_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er
CRZYDRVR_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er C Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 8,301 Bernalillo, NM	Originally posted by ZetecNinja: this thread is scaring me my car has been sitting for 2 months with a blown headgasket and I've got a lil water in the oil plus the gas is still there. I've heard that the piston rings can rust from this? I hope I'm ok. Not the rings, but the cylinders. Even if the motor is still together, moisture will build up and cause rust on any bare metal in the engine. A little surface rust is no problem, the first time its started, it will most likely get rubbed off with no problems. Let it go long enough, and the metal will starting pitting, which means you will need to rehone the cylinders, or at worst, have to bore to good metal. -Ken V. 1998.5 SE Praire Tan Zetec ATX psycho_bass@hotmail.com Roush springs Roush rear sway bar BAT struts 17" Millie Miglia HT3 and a ton of subtle asthetic mods

Re: Dangers of letting a car sit without being driven? #1003188 07/14/04 01:39 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 6,760 On the short bus R RTStabler51_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
RTStabler51_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 6,760 On the short bus	Guess I'm stuck in last year oops :-) Originally posted by hetfield: Check it again, March 2003. That's a year and four months. The whole thing about gas is that it can go bad. *Ryan* Trollin!

Re: Dangers of letting a car sit without being driven? #1003189 07/15/04 11:25 PM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 606 Among the redwoods, north of t... P PranQster_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
PranQster_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er P Joined: May 2002 Posts: 606 Among the redwoods, north of t...	When I got my '95 Mystique in March 2001, it only had 22,000 miles on it and was manufactured in July 1994. The previous owners had purchased it in Feb '96 with 200 miles on it. It did a lot of sitting, especially in the first year an a half before it was purchased, either in a warehouse or on a dealer lot. One of the first things I did was to replace all fluids and filters. I found that the transmission front seal liked to leak on hot days, especially when using the AC. Using some Lucas transmission/gasket conditioner seemed to do the trick and it's been bone dry under there since putting it in last summer. '95 'stiqueLS 2.5L ATX S&B / CTA intake KEM Mag-Plus wires 1/4" TH fix Homemade heat shield Xenon bulbs Fog light rewire ATX cooler Flowmaster 942042 Blacked-out pseudo-chrome

Re: Dangers of letting a car sit without being driven? #1003190 07/16/04 12:42 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,262 S Stryker Zippy Zetec on his last legs.
Stryker Zippy Zetec on his last legs. S Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,262	also check the wheel bearings... Regards, Cole. Relegating to troll status sometime this week. New Whip: 1990 Lexus ES250. Old Hotness: 1995 GL MTX Zetec IN TRIAGE "I had a little friend once, but it dont move no more... "

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