Car Stationary for months

Fury · Post by **Fury** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:43 am

The main thing with the fuel, is if it is not "pure" it will go off.

Mix water, ( condensation) oil or non combustable material, it will go stale. 25:1 ratio oil, can go off in a few weeks.

My Vortex ( after a engine bay fire) awaited a rebuild for 18 mths. The tank was totally rusted out. it was left 1/2 full, but he condensation got in to it. I was later told to use a small dose of metho in the tank that will deter the water - but I havn't tried it.

Try and keep it inside a garage, or throw a cover over it.

Great if you can get someone to start it, but make sure it reaches a reasonable engine temp before turning it off. This will also help with the battery charge.

Most import 1/2 cuts havnt been run for many many months, and are just completely drained of all fluids, and some of the better organised places squirt a light oil down the plug holes so as the bore is lubricated, before they leave. others couldn't give a rats, and are drained, cut up, shipped off and may finally be run a year or so after they were last on the street.

Should be sweet whatever you decide to do...

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:50 pm

I have dredged this thread up for Thomas to post what advice he heeded and what result he finds now nearly a year later...

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:08 pm

good stuff i must of missed this thread first time round.

schultzie · Post by **schultzie** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:14 pm

drain fuel... disconnect battery... if u feel like it take the weight off the suspension.

when you get back drain all the fluids before starting it.. then replace and start her up... and as stated metho works but if it is in a shed dont be terribly concerned... and as stated put a squit of oil in the plug holes that will stop the bores from rusting. just on first start there may bit a little bit of blue smoke.

tex · Post by **tex** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:18 am

As previously mentioned some where on this site it mentions that modern tires don't get flat spots it was only the old radial tires that got them And if it helps I leave my poor little brumby unloved for months at a time but it still starts perfectly every time! But out of everything here if anything I'd do it would give it a very thorough clean and a polish otherwise the water trapped under dirt or mud causes rust. But saying all this my plan was to sell my car before I left then not have to worry and buy another when I get back (Hint Hint any takers)

32ford · Post by **32ford** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:10 am

at the national motor museum we don't do any thing special for most cars other than starting them every year or so, keeping them dry and keeping rodents and possums out is the main thing needed to preserve a car, cosmoline wax instead of oil for engines that are going into long time preservation is what is used overseas but we don't bother.

LTurbo · Post by **LTurbo** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:08 pm

Well my car sat for essentially 10 months while I was away. It did get driven 3 or 4 times until the rego ran out, but other then that sat in a garage out of the weather and cold.

Got back changed the fluids and charged the battery, started second time. But only on two cylinders. Thought that might have been a fuel problem but was just two buggered spark leads. New leads, new plugs, and its going well, all the same quirks as when I left. Driven it for awhile now without any probs, thought some seals/gaskets might have hardened up, and the at least 6 month old fuel is not causing any troubles.