Originally Posted by
squeeg333
I think the whole Impellar coated with Vaseline has been a topic discussed here several times. It seems strange to me that they'd recommend coating it in anything, since a new impellar comes dry in the package (at least mine did). It also came with a small tube of Glycerine to coat priot to installation. I just figure if it comes to me dry, why do I need to coat it over the winter? I suppose I could see a potential need for a sort of freeze protection, but other than that, I don't see a benefit.
My old impellar has been sitting on my workbench all summer, and looks exactly the same as it did when I took it out. Just seems odd to me to coat it with anything.