letting car sit for a month...

Tue Jun 26 13:59:51 EDT 2001

Hi Jim,

I routinely leave the country on research cruises and my '87 5KCSQ has
sat for as long as 6 months(once), 2-3 months numerous times with no
damage. I have had the battery go flat on it after the simian lads
replaced the heater core, but that may have been caused by the burned
out license plate bulb(if one of these bulbs burns out on a 5K all
sorts of weird electrical gremlins occur). The time it sat six months
the battery fired it right up; there was a bit of mechanical noise for
a few seconds, but that was over 50K miles ago...no damage done. I do
use Amsoil synth...for what it's worth.

Jim Rose wrote:

> From: "jim rose" <sf5ktq at hotmail.com>
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: letting car sit for a month...
> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 09:40:52 -0700
> 
> <html><DIV>im goin to europe on friday for the month of july (with my
> gf, which means no car stuff...  :( , and wonder: should i do
> anything to prep the car for settin' for a month? i could unhook the
> battery, but it would render the alarm useless. ive heard the mbte
> fuels do a number on injectors in a vehicle&nbsp; that sits for a
> while. </DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV>thoughts + opinions appreciated,</DIV>
> <DIV>jim</DIV><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN

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Sheffield Corey
Wickford, Rhode Island U.S.A.
'87 5KCSTQ
'87 XL600R
'66 Corvette Coupe
Quattro: The way to GO! when conditions say: "NO!!!"
But as a wise fellow once said: "4x0=2x0".

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