Long Term Storage Question
No one mention this, but I would to put the car on jack stands and raise it off the floor. If you can't do that get some marine grade carpet and place them on each tyre. Pump up the tyres to their maximum pressure, usually 44psi so they don't deform and dry rot. Car / dust cover keeps it nice and clean.
I personally wouldn't bother about cranking it over every couple of months. Just give it an Italian tune up when you ready to drive it again.
Battery tender helps. I've got one which works with lead acid, AGM and lithium batteries for my MC. The tender also act as a secondary battery source so if you disconnect the main battery it acts as a backup battery so you don't loose the memory settings etc.
I personally wouldn't bother about cranking it over every couple of months. Just give it an Italian tune up when you ready to drive it again.
Battery tender helps. I've got one which works with lead acid, AGM and lithium batteries for my MC. The tender also act as a secondary battery source so if you disconnect the main battery it acts as a backup battery so you don't loose the memory settings etc.
Last edited by XKRAU; Sep 2, 2021 at 05:39 AM.
unless i am missing something, if you do this repeatedly while in storage without ever running the vehicle, you will have fuel in the oil pan, oil will drip back down from the top end after a week or so anyway, and each time you turn it over the well-washed rings will scrape and whatever oil you do pump back up will be thinner. at least the injectors won't gum up, hey?
I've had my MG and Jaguar in winter storage for 11 years and have never started the engines in the winter. Same with my motorcycles I had when I was younger, I just cranked the engine a few seconds before I started them in the spring. Never used gasoline stabilizor in any vehicle either and they all ran fine in spring!:-)
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