setting five months run the engine or not?
We're setting in the South for five months and a discussion came up as to whether to run the engine once a month or not.. I was allows told not to unless you could go out on the road and run for 20 mi...
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Running engines every month seems to me to be an idea especially prevalent in the RV community.
There are many thousands of boats both gas and diesel powered sitting on shore in the cold parts of this continent. There is no way they can be started and run every months for 20 minutes under load. They are all fine in the spring.
Farmers store all kinds of expensive equipment every winter. Most of it is diesel powered. You can bet they don't take their combine out for a spin once a month.
Millions of dollars worth of construction equipment sits all winter. I don't see paving machines out for a tour in Feb.
Use the correct storage additive in the fuel. Charge and disconnect the batteries. Come back when you want/need to use the machine again.
There are many thousands of boats both gas and diesel powered sitting on shore in the cold parts of this continent. There is no way they can be started and run every months for 20 minutes under load. They are all fine in the spring.
Farmers store all kinds of expensive equipment every winter. Most of it is diesel powered. You can bet they don't take their combine out for a spin once a month.
Millions of dollars worth of construction equipment sits all winter. I don't see paving machines out for a tour in Feb.
Use the correct storage additive in the fuel. Charge and disconnect the batteries. Come back when you want/need to use the machine again.
