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Re: Storage of coach

Reply #25 –
There is no reason to start the engine while in storage. 1200 RPM is fine and won't cause any ring deposits but you need almost 190 degrees of coolant AND oil temperature over a longer period of time as condensation will occur and only when the coolant and oil temperature are above this, will evaporation take place. Condensation mixed with products of combustion will form acids and other forms of contamination. Oils have additives to combat this but not if the engine is fast idled too many times.

In other words, you would have to fast idle the engine for a very long period of time to evaporate the moisture formed while the engine was warming to operating temperature.

Diesel engines and their fuel can sit for a very long time and not suffer any ill effects. I have a 500 gallon diesel tank for our tractor and generator. It's been sitting with only a little used each year for over 20 years. For a motorhome or car, diesel may go out of emission requirements after a while but the power and mileage will be the same years later.

I never run the U300's generator but with California's blackouts during our fires, I just hit glow for a few seconds and it ran nicely for 10 days.

Pierce
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
SBFD (ret)

Re: Storage of coach

Reply #26 –
OK, well thanks for the info.  Just went out to refuel for the winter, and ran around for 40 miles or so.  So I guess I will not run the engine, and keep heat in the coach and basement, along with a battery conditioner on the coach batteries.
Mike
Mike Brady
'97 U320 SE. #5137
'13 Honda Fit
Willow Springs, MO

Re: Storage of coach

Reply #27 –
Quote from: Yetch –
OK, well thanks for the info.  Just went out to refuel for the winter, and ran around for 40 miles or so.  So I guess I will not run the engine, and keep heat in the coach and basement, along with a battery conditioner on the coach batteries.
Mike

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Re: Storage of coach

Reply #28 –
Quote from: Yetch –
OK, well thanks for the info.  Just went out to refuel for the winter, and ran around for 40 miles or so.  So I guess I will not run the engine, and keep heat in the coach and basement, along with a battery conditioner on the coach batteries.
Mike
Good idea to wash the total undercarriage down before storing it for the winter if if has been driven in the snow or roads that have been treated. Heating can cause high humidity in areas where moisture may be trapped and accelerate the corrosion process.  Our car business had a year contract with a car wash in Germany. Every night, we would drive any car that had be driven that day though the car wash where a special spray would clean the bottom as well as the rest of the car. I remember the salt trucks feeding a spinning wheel that threw it all over each lane on the Autobahn.

At about 25 nighttime degrees is when I stick light bulbs or lizard pads in a couple of spots in the U300. Good to drain the lines but a bulb by the water pump is a good idea if it's really cold.

Good article about heated garages here: How to prevent your car from becoming a hot mess - The Globe and Mail

Pierce
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
SBFD (ret)