Long Term Storage
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Long Term Storage
Well to avoid my truck setting for a year, I am having someone Drive it at least once a week, just long enough to get it warmed up and keep everything moving. Is there anything else I need to have them do? Also I plan on changing all the fluids and filters before I go and then repeat when I get back. I just hate the warranty expires while I'm gone and I've only been able to put 5000 miles on it since I bought it. Not alot of time to shake it down and figure out if there are any issues.
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Put it up for storage properly, and don't drive it at all.
Get the tires off the ground. Unload the suspension. Spray the shock rods with a metal protectant.
Fill the fuel tank to the top, and use a good fuel treatment to prevent break down, algea, etc.
Disconnect the batteries. Or put them on a good float charger, like Battery Tender.
Put a coat of paste wax on the paint and crhome, but don't buff it off.
Cover it with cotton sheets. That will allow it to breath and prevent water condensation, but protect from dust and crud.
Put moth ***** and mouse traps in the interior and under the hood.
When you get back, change the oil, clean off the paste wax, charge the battery, and fire it up. I stored a '69 Mustang this way for 2 years while I was in Europe.
Get the tires off the ground. Unload the suspension. Spray the shock rods with a metal protectant.
Fill the fuel tank to the top, and use a good fuel treatment to prevent break down, algea, etc.
Disconnect the batteries. Or put them on a good float charger, like Battery Tender.
Put a coat of paste wax on the paint and crhome, but don't buff it off.
Cover it with cotton sheets. That will allow it to breath and prevent water condensation, but protect from dust and crud.
Put moth ***** and mouse traps in the interior and under the hood.
When you get back, change the oil, clean off the paste wax, charge the battery, and fire it up. I stored a '69 Mustang this way for 2 years while I was in Europe.
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Put it up for storage properly, and don't drive it at all.
Get the tires off the ground. Unload the suspension. Spray the shock rods with a metal protectant.
Fill the fuel tank to the top, and use a good fuel treatment to prevent break down, algea, etc.
Disconnect the batteries. Or put them on a good float charger, like Battery Tender.
Put a coat of paste wax on the paint and crhome, but don't buff it off.
Cover it with cotton sheets. That will allow it to breath and prevent water condensation, but protect from dust and crud.
Put moth ***** and mouse traps in the interior and under the hood.
When you get back, change the oil, clean off the paste wax, charge the battery, and fire it up. I stored a '69 Mustang this way for 2 years while I was in Europe.
Get the tires off the ground. Unload the suspension. Spray the shock rods with a metal protectant.
Fill the fuel tank to the top, and use a good fuel treatment to prevent break down, algea, etc.
Disconnect the batteries. Or put them on a good float charger, like Battery Tender.
Put a coat of paste wax on the paint and crhome, but don't buff it off.
Cover it with cotton sheets. That will allow it to breath and prevent water condensation, but protect from dust and crud.
Put moth ***** and mouse traps in the interior and under the hood.
When you get back, change the oil, clean off the paste wax, charge the battery, and fire it up. I stored a '69 Mustang this way for 2 years while I was in Europe.
I'm thinking this too. The condensation from temp changes starting it up for a short time does more harm than good and its hard on all the fluids. Also if the machine is not run long enough the energy it took to start the machine isn't replaced. Its the same concerns we have so we winterize motorcycles to store for 6mths.
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