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Originally Posted by tbirdtbird
"In the 70's I locked up 2 engines"
Tom, that seems odd. To what do you attribute this ?
And to the OP, please do not put raw water in that block, use 50% antifreeze. You have enough rust in there already. ppl forget that antifreeze has an anti-corrosion additive. But, yes, put antifreeze in the block and be sure to leave the fan belt off. And whatever you do run for no longer than 1-2 min. If you must run it this way at all.
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I ran both engines, a 63 Studebaker Lark 6 and my 1929 Chevy 6, for only 5 to 10 minutes then shut them off. This short run left condensation in the cylinders and caused rust/corrosion to form and lock the pistons in place. Since this happened I never start an engine, unless it runs for at least 30 minutes in summer, or 45 minutes in winter.
I park my Model A at the first salt dumping in the fall, and I don't touch it until a couple good rains have washed the roads of all salt. The only thing I'll do is put a battery charger on it for 30 minutes if it's been a few months since being parked and I happen to be in the garage doing something. I really should put the charger on a little more often, but this junk yard battery has already given me over 8 years of service, and is still going strong.
BTW, I know it's tempting to hear a new engine run, but if this was mine and I built it, it would have grease on the bearings and cam lobes, so I wouldn't start it until I was ready to drive the car.