need inclusive to-do pre-storage list
11-30-2005, 11:45 PM
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need inclusive to-do pre-storage list
Hey Folks...
OK, it's been quite a while since I've posted, but I've been busy. I'm going to be heading to Officer Candidate School for the United States Marine Corps in January and I'd like to put the 951 in storage while I'm in Quantico getting my butt kicked.
Can you guys help me compile a list of things to do prior to putting my car in storage? It'll be mothballed for anywhere from 3 to 9 months and will have to be ready to go in a day or so once I can come back to get it.
Here's what I have so far:
good detail of interior and engine bay
clean & wax exterior
change oil (<--anyone recommend a weight?)
disconnect and trickle charge the battery
rodent-proof intake and exhaust
silicone on door, window & roof seals
Can someone suggest an storage oil?
Can someone suggest how to keep rodents out of the engine bay and interior?
Semper Fi,
Ian
OK, it's been quite a while since I've posted, but I've been busy. I'm going to be heading to Officer Candidate School for the United States Marine Corps in January and I'd like to put the 951 in storage while I'm in Quantico getting my butt kicked.
Can you guys help me compile a list of things to do prior to putting my car in storage? It'll be mothballed for anywhere from 3 to 9 months and will have to be ready to go in a day or so once I can come back to get it.
Here's what I have so far:
good detail of interior and engine bay
clean & wax exterior
change oil (<--anyone recommend a weight?)
disconnect and trickle charge the battery
rodent-proof intake and exhaust
silicone on door, window & roof seals
Can someone suggest an storage oil?
Can someone suggest how to keep rodents out of the engine bay and interior?
Semper Fi,
Ian
12-01-2005, 10:20 AM
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12-01-2005, 10:28 AM
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Get a set of wheels (or tires) that you don't care much about since they might get flatspotted. Or place the car on jack stands.
Either fill the tank completely or make sure that there is as little fuel as possible in the tank when it is being stored.
Either fill the tank completely or make sure that there is as little fuel as possible in the tank when it is being stored.
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STORAGE 1
RUST PREVENTATIVE FOR COMBUSTION CHAMBER
Exxon Rust Ban 357
Shell VSI circulating oil
Mobil Mobilarma 524
Gulf No-rust engine oil grade 2
Valvoline Tectyl 930
DESICCANT
Silica Gel Desiccant Products Co. Calcium Chloride, Dihydrate,
734 East Hyde Park Blvd. Granular
P.O. Box 4627
Inglewood, CA 90302
213-673-5196
RODENT CONTROL
Place stalks of fresh mint, tied into bundles, in the interior, engine compartment and trunk. Rodents don't like the smell. Also prevents a musty odor.
SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE
1. Fill gas tank full
2. Drain oil hot
3. Fill with new oil
4. Lubricate
5. Fill each cylinder with 2 tablespoons of oil, install plugs, turn engine over
6. Seal air intake
7. Seal exhaust
8. Loosen all belts
9. Wash car
10. Wax - leave white
11. Put silica gel or calcium chloride inside
12. Petroleum jelly or oil on chrome
13. Remove battery - place on slow charge
14. Car on blocks with weight off springs and tires
15. Fill transmission full
DURING STORAGE
1. Rotate driveshaft 2 turns monthly to lube trans and differential or gears will rust
STARTUP
1. Drain oil
2. Fill with new oil
3. Remove spark plugs
4. Disconnect fuel pumps
5. Disconnect transistor ignition
6. Turn engine over to build oil pressure
7. Reinstall spark plugs
8. Reconnect fuel pumps
9. Open fuel line
10. Ground coil
11. Pump fuel into can
12. Close fuel line
13. Install coil wire
14. Reconnect transistor ignition
15. Start car
16. Drive 5 miles at medium speed
17. Watch rubber type parts
RUST PREVENTATIVE FOR COMBUSTION CHAMBER
Exxon Rust Ban 357
Shell VSI circulating oil
Mobil Mobilarma 524
Gulf No-rust engine oil grade 2
Valvoline Tectyl 930
DESICCANT
Silica Gel Desiccant Products Co. Calcium Chloride, Dihydrate,
734 East Hyde Park Blvd. Granular
P.O. Box 4627
Inglewood, CA 90302
213-673-5196
RODENT CONTROL
Place stalks of fresh mint, tied into bundles, in the interior, engine compartment and trunk. Rodents don't like the smell. Also prevents a musty odor.
SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE
1. Fill gas tank full
2. Drain oil hot
3. Fill with new oil
4. Lubricate
5. Fill each cylinder with 2 tablespoons of oil, install plugs, turn engine over
6. Seal air intake
7. Seal exhaust
8. Loosen all belts
9. Wash car
10. Wax - leave white
11. Put silica gel or calcium chloride inside
12. Petroleum jelly or oil on chrome
13. Remove battery - place on slow charge
14. Car on blocks with weight off springs and tires
15. Fill transmission full
DURING STORAGE
1. Rotate driveshaft 2 turns monthly to lube trans and differential or gears will rust
STARTUP
1. Drain oil
2. Fill with new oil
3. Remove spark plugs
4. Disconnect fuel pumps
5. Disconnect transistor ignition
6. Turn engine over to build oil pressure
7. Reinstall spark plugs
8. Reconnect fuel pumps
9. Open fuel line
10. Ground coil
11. Pump fuel into can
12. Close fuel line
13. Install coil wire
14. Reconnect transistor ignition
15. Start car
16. Drive 5 miles at medium speed
17. Watch rubber type parts
