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Subject:Re: Post winter storage sticky valve noise
From:Jim Arnott
Date:Sat, 11 Apr 2015 10:32:05 -0700

The obligatory mention of Marvel Mystery Oil. Search the archives for “MMO” to find the decade long discussion.

Jim

> On Apr 11, 2015 11:52 AM, "Richard Smith" <richard_smith@gnwc.ca> wrote:
> 
>> Mine developed this noise, too, after a long storage the winter before
>> last. It would *sometimes* go away if I got the engine warmed up
>> completely and then shut it down for 20-30 minutes. A more experienced
>> engine person than me attributed this to different metals all getting to
>> the same temperature and then cooling together.