Hi to all, This weekend I met a Forwardlook member from the Detroit MI area by the name of Joe Armeni. I now call him friend. Joe and his friend from Oklahoma drove out to Jefferson WI to a show and swap meet and we then came back here to Neillsville WI where we resurrected a 56 DeSoto Firedome Seville. Joe needed a 331 hemi and I found him one. This car has been sitting for nearly if not a full 15 years. I could turn the engine by hand, so after pushing it on to a trailer, we installed a battery, put gas in the carb, adjusted and filed points, checked out the coil, and an hour and a half later turned the original key in the ignition and IT RUNS!!!! There is a very happy guy rolling toward Detroit tonight with a rusty old MoPar, and I'm glad I could help. So, as far as storing engines for thirty days or more....just park them in your local boneyard and after many years, add a battery, stir, and an old Finster will speak to you from the past! I am now going to bed with many good thoughts! Good night! John |