muayyadf1

Hi,

I would like to know if car is stored for like a year, should I worry about springs losing pressure as some of them will remain pressed under the cover? or just harmonics/wear from normal use does that?

Springs are dual, PRC's temporary with stock cam.

Thanks

JPH

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People do it all the time with NO issues. Some will ocassionally rotate the engine over to get change valve opening/closings. You could just pop the valve covers off and lossen ALL the rockers up so there NO tension at all.

oange ss

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it's hard on the springs to let them sit like that. Any storage time over a couple months, I like to loosen the rocker arms. I would defeinitely do it for a year storage.

muayyadf1

My problem is I'm away of home for life 9 months or so. Next time I would do loosen the rocker arms for an extra peace in mind.

vettenuts

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Even with the valves closed, the springs are compressed. Their only uncompressed state is at free length, i.e, uninstalled.

badazz81z28

iTrader: (6)

^^

I would loosen the rockers just so the valves were closed to keep humidity out. I would also spray a fogging oil in the bores.

S10xGN

iTrader: (11)

I've had the same set of Comp 941's in my GN powered S-10 since 2002. Went through the engine last year, checked the springs and all were within a pound or two of their original tension. My truck gets driven maybe 500 miles a year and sets for 6 months at times...

wildcamaro

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Yea springs don't wear out just sitting...they wear out from repeated use (or in our case abuse lol)

vettenuts

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I don't worry about this because I store my car in a "CARBAG". The car is zipped into the bag with dessicant to keep it dry. If I didn't, the humidity where I live would wreck a lot of things and the aluminum parts would look like crap. Cold damp salt air is tough on the car over the winter and especially in early spring.