All great advice. I have a pole barn for storage and put 100w light bulbs under the motor (especially in a polar vortex!) and put Stabil in the ripped off tank. If there is a clear thaw and the roads are clear, we go for a 30 minute spin.  Usually get 2-3 of these thaws in northern Indiana. 

Pete Owsianowski 
“JoesVan “
1987 Westy

> On Dec 8, 2019, at 13:23, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> 
> Bruce:
> 
> When I acquired both my ’66 Bus and ’74 Thing, they had been sitting for quite some time (read: years).  I changed the fuel, oil and belts and drove both home (250km for one, ~800km for the other).    Mind-you, old, dried out, gaskets and seals started leaking shortly after these return-to-life voyages.
> 
> Sitting for a few months should not pose a huge problem … mine all sit for 6-8 months a year over winter.   Keeping the battery full is good, but I wouldn’t bother running the engine until you are ready to take it for bodywork.
> 
> 
>> On 08-Dec-2019, at 13:55, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi listers - like many of you I have noticed the reduction in email traffic
>> over the past several months.  Anyway - I have a question in relation to my
>> van (86 Westy Syncro) currently parked in my carport - in Vancouver BC with
>> our Pacific Northwest winter climate.  I am not driving it currently given
>> it is not insured and I am waiting for some body work to be completed.  It
>> has relatively clean oil in it and the fuel level is just above reserve -
>> so relatively empty.  I occasionally check the battery voltage and charge
>> when required.
>> 
>> Should I turn the motor by hand at all - or start it and run it for a
>> period - or just leave it be?  As stated it is not insured so I can't
>> really drive it anywhere under load.
>> 
>> Thanks for your advice.
>> 
>> Bruce
> 
> 
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