Seasonal Storage

[7D2N]

I will be storing my blazer away for this year, would like to know if anyone has stored vehicles for a period of time?.

Thanks
7D2N

[earl87gta]

I have best thing to do is ahve as little fuell in them as you can get I also take the disributor out and use a drill to pump oil through it one time in the start of the season before starting it. If its going to be down for a long while a year or more I have herd of guys completly filling the engine with oil.Also if its going to be cold make sure you have plenty of antifreez in it let it run through the engine good so that if it freezes it doesnt bust any thing.

[Long Roof]

I have been told to have at least a half of tank of fuel or more. This will help limit condensation in your fuel tank. Water in your fuel is not good. Fuel stabilizer is also a good idea.

The antifreeze should be checked for the proper temp protection.

Remove your battery and buy a quality battery maintainer to hook up to it.

Put dryer sheets all over the interior, trunk and engine compartment to ward off rodents.

Set it up on jack stands to unload the suspension and prevent the tires from flat spotting (not sure how much this really helps, but I'm anal).

Thoroughly wash and clean the exterior and interior (I always wax too).

Put a quality, felt lined car cover on it. Store it inside (if you have to store outside, shade the windows and cover the tires to prevent UV damage).

[LUV2XCLR8]

Does your weather get that bad out there? I drive mine darn near year round.

[7D2N]

Thanks that helps

Long Roof, never thought to get the weight off the tires I'll try that. Earl, I'll plan to start it bi-weekly, so I hope I won't need to prime the oil. Luv2, as for the weather snow and ice = salt around these parts, don't want to expose it to the salt and crash'n bash from December thru March.

Thanks again,

7D2N

[mister.freeze]

I stored the Fox in a shipping container while in Kuwait, and a hangar while in Bosnia. All good tips, especially the jackstands; support the frame to relieve the suspension AND tires. In the container, I threw in some bug bombs before shutting the door. The Fox has TBI, so I stuck a fuel line into some carb cleaner and let it run until it died and but stabilizer in the fuel. A solar trickle charger did just fine, and kept the memory in the stereo. When I got back, it fired right up.

[Blazer1970]

I store mine every year from about the end of October until some time in March. Just make sure the battery is charged and pull the negative cable after you park it. In the spring hook up the battery, start it up and go. Some D-con is a good idea if it is where there are rodents. Unless you are storing it for a lot longer than that nothing else is necessary.

[7D2N]

Thank you all,
Great info and I won't for get the D-Con.

7D2N