I would not start it..If you just run it for a short time all you will do is build up condensation in the crankcase..I just plan on throwing the battery charger on once a month..
You could turn the motor over by hand with a ratchet on the crankshaft bolt if you are really worried about it..
Regarding battery maintainers, there are a lot of them out there. Battery Tender make some good ones. Anything 1.25 amps or more should be adequate for our batteries. I leave my battery in the car with the tender connected over the winter.
As stated above, you don’t want to start it unless you’re going to drive it
Thank for confirming on the no start, that will be the plan then. However, since the car isn't running, should I fill the tank and put in some stabilizer, or keep it low? I haven't stored a car in yrs obviously.
Excellent question. If you aren't aware of the issues with storing a car and ethanol in the tank, you’ll probably want to read up on it. You should try to run the fuel low, and then fill it about half full with NON-oxygenated fuel. We have plastic gas tanks so you don’t need to fill it full. Then I recommend add a fuel treatment like Sea Foam, and running the car to make sure you've got it up to the injectors. I used to use Sta-bil, but still had fuel issues, so gave up on it.
You don't have to pull the battery..They do store better warm , but the only way for a battery to freeze is if it goes dead..
On buying a charger:
1..Try to find US made I like Solar or Schmaucher brand
2..Look for an automatic charge mode (turns off when fully charged)
3..Look for a boost mode usually 50amp in small home chargers
Regarding battery maintainers, there are a lot of them out there. Battery Tender make some good ones. Anything 1.25 amps or more should be adequate for our batteries. I leave my battery in the car with the tender connected over the winter.
As stated above, you don’t want to start it unless you’re going to drive it
I just over inflat the tires a tad, fill the tank, and throw stabil in. Then put the tender on and throw the car cover over it. Dont start it till spring.
Heart Attack Grille was good. Burger was good, I wanted to get the large one, but you can't split them, so my wife and I split the single.
It was fun to see everyone wearing hosiptal gowns. Also, the jello shots come in a giant syringe, that was cool! The jello tasted bad, but the idea was cool.
Does one assume if the pump doesn't say "this fuel contains up to 10% ethanol" that the fuel is Non Oxy?
I just ran to the Super America near my daycare where I get gas sometimes (mosty for the Durango). On the pump it said "Contains up to 10% Ethanol".
So, I drove to Holiday by my house where I get gas most of the time in the G8 when needing gas around here. The pump didn't say anything about Ethanol or Non Oxy.
For giggles, I drove through Fleet Farm and thier pumps were the same as Holiday, didn't mention Non Oxy or Ethanol at all.
I know I have seen Non Oxy on a pump before, I am wondering if that was the BP by my work where I fill up freaquently because they have 93 Oct still.
Ya U betcha. Can you guys recommend a good tuner in the twin cities? SLP said someone needs to turn off the circuit to the back O2 sensor to get rid of the error code from the SLP headers, and I may as well get this thing to go as fast as possible while they are at it.
Any experiences with TPIS in Chaska?
Ya U betcha. Can you guys recommend a good tuner in the twin cities? SLP said someone needs to turn off the circuit to the back O2 sensor to get rid of the error code from the SLP headers, and I may as well get this thing to go as fast as possible while they are at it.
Any experiences with TPIS in Chaska?
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