Hey, folks -
My Crossfire has been in storage since November. I have passed the winter months thus far BS'ing with you guys and checking up on it every so often to satisfy the XF addiction. with another month and a half of salt and snow to go, I am beginning to think about the day when I can drag it out and fire it up. It's got fuel stabilizer in it, the battery has been pulled, and foam rubber blocks were placed under each tire to prevent a flat spot. However, I have been thinking that four months is an awfully long time without being turned over, and I wonder what the possibility of the oil film on the cylinder walls (and on the valve guides) becoming too thin to provide adequate protection during those first few revolutions. I also worry about thin dusting of oxidation forming on the same, and resulting in a loss of compression or higher oil consumption in the future. Any thoughts on this? Should I worry, or is it just going to fire up after a cough or two, and all will be right with the world?