Chevs C60 and C15

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Originally Posted by Rod Salter

Funny how circumstances change ....

Anyway I noticed oil leaks on some of the stored engines
You all know that I have everything out in the open covered with pieces of tarp, plastic, sheets of tin and old truck mudguards
A couple of years and all the wet weather lately, water has gotten into some ....

One problem we have in Canada, which may have a parallel in drier climes, is moisture rising from the soil under parked vehicles. My father had a small passenger/camper van that he parked on a gravel driveway all its life. Then it broke down and it sat forlornly for a couple more years. The undercarriage rusted out. The brake lines deteriorated. The rubber dried and cracked. I blame moisture transfer between the warming and cooling cycles.

In my HMV situation, I park my 1/4 tons on heavy gauge vinyl tarps (actually salvaged highway billboard message panels and army surplus tentage). Hopefully, any moisture coming out of the soil will stay trapped underneath and not on the vehicles.