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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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i now have a battery kill switch on terminal. so is it neccesary to remove battery for winter storage? the car is in a heated garage. or can i just cut power with switch? thanks, nutsy.
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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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No, you don't have to remove it. If it is going to be extremely cold where you are storing it, you might want to attach a trickle charger to keep it charged and warmed up a bit.
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 02:40 PM
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Did you say heated garage ? I leave mine out in the yard in a shed i built just for the car.I just fill it with gas change the 710 and forget about it till spring, my Die Hard Has Started that car for 3 yrs in a row in the spring . Cut the power to the switch if your worried but it should not be a problem.
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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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yah, its heated but not hot. maybe around 50 degrees in winter. i put the kill swich in because i have a draw and never bothered to track it down. kill switch made it not a priority. i also change the 710 although i never saw it worded that way.
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 12:40 PM
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What is the "710"?
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 12:48 PM
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Change the oil I would guess? Never heard it worded that way either.
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Originally Posted by Rickster - C3 69
Change the oil I would guess? Never heard it worded that way either.
If you turn the "OIL" cap on the valve cover upside down, it reads "710". It's an old joke. Funny, but old.
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Originally Posted by rcread
If you turn the "OIL" cap on the valve cover upside down, it reads "710". It's an old joke. Funny, but old.
Not too old IMO, I fell for it hook, line and sinker!

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A lady wrote in one day what goes in that 710 cap in the engine I am surly not that old that I thought of it.
But i wondered how many WTF I would get.
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