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Put some carpet squares under the tires, fill the tank and use something like Sta-Bil in the gas, hook up a battery tender, maybe put some mothballs in the engine bay (keeps rodents away) and some moisture packs in the interior. Stay safe over there.
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[QUOTE=vettenovice]The battery tender advise, full tank, pump up PSI, and carpet pieces are right on. You don't need to do any more. Just want to say how much I respect you guys for going to bat for the entire country! Stay safe and be sure to post as soon as you get back!!!! : 
How about adding some stabil to the tank to keep the fuel fresh. 
How about adding some stabil to the tank to keep the fuel fresh.
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Originally Posted by MAJ Z06
Don't do this it will over extend your shocks. Just add some extra air, two months is no big deal. Put the battery on a trickle charger. I stored mine on deployments many times, a box of desiccant on the inside couldn't hurt either. A capfull of gas-stab before filling up also, and a good wash and wax.
Good luck and Godspeed.
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Originally Posted by StephenT
Keep Safe
Insted of disconnecting the battery you may want to hook it up to a battery tender. Fill it with gas and make sure the tires are filled with the proper PSI (maybe a few lb more) to avoid flat spots.
Insted of disconnecting the battery you may want to hook it up to a battery tender. Fill it with gas and make sure the tires are filled with the proper PSI (maybe a few lb more) to avoid flat spots.
God bless you and be safe.
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Originally Posted by 1vette98
God bless and thanks for your service. It's guys and gals like you who make it possible for us to sit around and BS about our cars here on the forum. Stay safe!
God bless you and Thanks
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Originally Posted by kasper-pA-
wouldn't hurt to put it on jack stands so your RF's don't get a flat spot...
GL and God bless!
GL and God bless!
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Originally Posted by yelloyello
I wouldn't go that far, I just over inflate them to 40 and park on pieces of carpet. Good luck and thank you for your service!
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From: The problem with socialism is eventually the government runs out of other people's money
Originally Posted by StephenT
Keep Safe
Insted of disconnecting the battery you may want to hook it up to a battery tender. Fill it with gas and make sure the tires are filled with the proper PSI (maybe a few lb more) to avoid flat spots.
Insted of disconnecting the battery you may want to hook it up to a battery tender. Fill it with gas and make sure the tires are filled with the proper PSI (maybe a few lb more) to avoid flat spots.
Sitting for two months should cause any major problems, if it were significantly longer, say over 6 months, I'd recommend putting a fuel stablizer in the gas.God bless for your service to our country, come home safe.
Last edited by Hot BluZ; Jul 28, 2005 at 08:35 PM.
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Originally Posted by afone
I'm headed to Afcrapistan for 2 months... my question is what do I do with the Vette while I'm gone (Sorry, no you cant borrow it). Any precautions I need to take storing it in my garage other than maybe disconnecting the battery? Thanks!
Good luck during your two months in Afghanistan
Stay safe!My C5 is stored from October through late April. For remote storage, away from an immediate overview of the vehicle, I remove the battery and bring it to where I can charge it at least once a month. Other than wash and wax and a cover, nothing else is done. It fires right up in the Spring and so far I haven't even had to reprogram the fobs, which isn't difficult.
The biggest dilemma I've run into is avoiding storing the car in a mouse prone place, (commercial storage, barns, uninhabited garages). Vermin can make a shambles out of interiors and convertible tops with their gnawing and defecating. A dozen mouse traps strategically placed in and around the car and a few boxes of De-Con will see to it that if that occasionally mouse finds it's way to your stored Vette, it will not take up habitation in it.
