Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdcsu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watnot!watdcsu!haapanen From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Putting cars in storage Message-ID: <1860@watdcsu.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Nov-85 21:44:02 EST Article-I.D.: watdcsu.1860 Posted: Sat Nov 9 21:44:02 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 08:49:41 EST References: <510@ittvax.UUCP> <57500023@inmet.UUCP> Reply-To: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 21 Summary: In article <57500023@inmet.UUCP> bcbell@inmet.UUCP writes: >There are amny things you might want to do to store a car for a year, >depending on how picky you are and how much the car is worth. For your >basic car, here's what I'd do: > >Fill the tank with gas. Gasoline deteriorates. After a year you will likely have near-useless gasoline in your tank. Instead, only leave in a few liters, enough to start up the engine once a month or so and let it run for 10-20 minutes (long enough to warm up). Once you take it out of storage, fill it up with nice fresh gasoline. :-) \tom haapanen watmath!watdcsu!haapanen Im all lost in the Supermarket I can no longer shop happily I came in here for that special offer Guaranteed personality (c) The Clash, 1979