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> Yes to a certain extent, but theres nothing like a running engine to fling all that oil around and get it up into the heads. YES a trickle charger is a must if you want to get 10 years out of a battery like I do. I pump about 30ma into mine but you need to check and keep the water level up. I warm mine for about 15 minutes and that seems to get the exaust all dried out... also important as Jim stated. Keith Keith > Since the cars in question are in storage, I assume the use/access to a trickle charger to > keep the batteries in good shape. Would the benefits be gained and the detrimental effects > lost if you were to turn the engine over without fuel or spark? Just prime the oil system, > fuel system and let the engine reposition itself a bit, then recharge the battery? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~