RE: like the finest wne, cheese, and steak

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@domain.elided>]

> > How many of you have faith in the Alfa V8 and think
> > we'll make it the entire 1500 miles?
>
> I have a lot of faith in an Alfa... storing it unrun for a long
> time somewhat
> diminishes my confidence... but I would have NO faith in any
> leftover fluids
> (esp benzina/petrol/gasoline) nor in the tires.  The fluids are
> easy, but I
> wouldn't consider running on the old tires.

A couple of years ago, MG-Boy (remember him?  He's driving a Miata now..)
and myself bought a Spider from APE that had been sitting for 17 years.
After a stop at Barber Shop in Sacramento to clean out the gas tank, the car
made the rest of the 3k mile trip to Boston without any problems.

If the tires don't have visible cracks (dry rot?), bubbles, or other obvious
flaws, I don't think I'd panic.  The tires on my rarely used GTV6 are well
over 10 years old at this point and are holding up well - four years of
sitting shouldn't kill tires (however, if they're 30 year old tires then I'd
change them..).

I'd agree wrt the fluids - they should all be changed before going anywhere.
Good idea to bring some spare belts and hoses along for the trip, or to
change them when the fluids are done.

YMMV,

bs

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