I'm learning more and more about my new project that's been stored for 10 years. I've learned that 2-strokes don't like to be left alone and neglected for a decade. Being born and raised in California and now living in Indiana I've also learned that for five or six months of the year you tend to pretty much stay indoors. My mod. IV will always winter in the barn, but does it need any special winterization done to the engine before the long nap? I talked to a certified overhaul shop, it needs an overhaul, that said they really need to be flown every couple weeks. Unless I figure out a new way to store everything in the barn, that is not likely to happen.