[FWDLK] Fwd: Storage Procedures

["Mike Sealey" <mopar2ya@xxxxxxxxx>]

Got this off the C*d*ll*c mailing list and thought it
was good advice no matter who the manufacturer is.

Wish someone had taken these steps with the car I
bought recently that had been sitting for 15 years.
The cosmetics are awesome but the fuel system
headaches
have been a continuing saga.

Mike Sealey

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>
> DATE: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 12:11:02
> From: Brad Stetkiw <bstetkiw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Cml List Member" <Cml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> With all the answers on this thread I was surprised
> that nobody had looked in
> any shop manuals for what GM recommended for storage
> procedures.
> According to my 74 shop manual there are both long
> term and short term storage
> instructions. Keep in mind that the area of the
> country in which you store the
> car in, can call for additional steps not listed
> here.
>
> 30 Day storage:
>
> 1) Wash car
> 2) Inflate tires to 40 psi
> 3) Test coolant for -40F protection
> 4) Change engine oil
> 5) Do not set parking brake.
> 6) If stored in a hot climate, drain entire fuel
> system.
> 7) Disconnect battery.
>
> 30 days to 1 year: (there are no instructions for
> longer periods)
>
> 1) Wash car
> 2) Change engine oil
> 3) On a warm motor, run engine at 2K rpm and pour a
> pint of oil into the
> carb.(without stalling motor) Then pour more oil in
> until motor stalls.
> 4) Do not set parking brake.
> 5) Drain fuel tank and lines and reconnect lines.
> 6) Remove carb and fuel pump, clean and store in
> plastic bag. Throw filter
> away!
> 7) Tape fuel pump and carb lines with masking tape.
> 8) Drain entire cooling system.
> 9) Lower windows 1/2 inch for air circulation.
> 10) Remove battery from car.
> 11) Place car on chassis stands to remove tires from
> the ground.
> 12) Apply 10W oil to exterior bright surfaces.
> 13) Walk away
>
> Brad
> Owner of:
> Old Blue Eyes, the 72 SDV
> Apollo, the 74 Fleetwood Brougham
> The Plague, a 75 CDV
> Priscilla, the 77 SDV
>

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