So, the '72 340 I bought for my '73 Satellite was torn down and found to have significant scoring in the bores due to it sitting around for years. Condensation took that puppy down.
Without Ehrenberg's input, I'd hazard a guess when Ehrenberg said he'd stand behind it, the plan was to drop it in and run it, not drop it in, pull it, pull it down, and let it sit forever before trying to use it again.
The OP is pretty much all over the place with this.
Stand up and take some responsibility for the role *you* played in poor storage.