So very very sad...
08-17-2005, 09:51 AM
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Car: 1992 Camaro Z28
Engine: 5.7 TPI L98
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23
So very very sad...
I head up to college today and my car is going to sit idle for a couple of months. sniff sniff. What all should I do to it so nothing deteriorates when I am gone. It is already very low on gas so I am going to let it run out of gas.
08-17-2005, 10:55 AM
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Car: 85Z28 87GTA 91GTA 98SS
Engine: SBC, LS-x
Transmission: T-5, 700-R4, T-56
A couple of months is nothing. You don't need to do anything. Don't burn the gas dry. It will destroy your fuel pump. Fill the tank up is usually recommended to prevent condensation for say winter storage. You shouldn't have to do anything.
08-17-2005, 11:10 AM
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
A gasoline stabilizer such as Sta-bil or AMSOIL Gasoline Stabilizer is a good idea.
Full tank is a good idea to prevent condensation. Add the stabilizer, fill the tank, run the car enough to get treated fuel throughout the system.
Tires fully inflated. Fresh oil change is helpful to prevent corrosion within the engine. Clothes dryer fabric softener sheets in the interior to keep the critters away.
Full tank is a good idea to prevent condensation. Add the stabilizer, fill the tank, run the car enough to get treated fuel throughout the system.
Tires fully inflated. Fresh oil change is helpful to prevent corrosion within the engine. Clothes dryer fabric softener sheets in the interior to keep the critters away.
08-17-2005, 11:16 AM
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Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
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Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44
I find that an ashtray full of mothballs works better than the fabric softener sheets, but you might not like the smell yourself so much. A coffee can of desscant might be good to keep the humidity down inside the car as well.
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steel wool in the exhaust and put carpet or cardboard under the tires so they are not sitting on concrete.
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