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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 06:44 PM
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My 2003 Z06 Was stored in my heated garage over the winter and had a battery tender on it. i went to drive it for the first time this spring and it ran for about 2 miles and stalled, wouldn't restart?? i left the key on for about 5-10 minutes my wife brought the other key and it started and i brought it home. Anyone have this happen??

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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Miller Lite
My 2003 Z06 Was stored in my heated garage over the winter and had a battery tender on it. i went to drive it for the first time this spring and it ran for about 2 miles and stalled, wouldn't restart?? i left the key on for about 5-10 minutes my wife brought the other key and it started and i brought it home. Anyone have this happen??
Check the VATS chip on your key. Could be a problem with the chip.

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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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did you put Stabil in the tank?
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 08:12 PM
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some one had told me the car may not notice the chip in the key after sitting all winter? thats why i had to leave the key on for 5 to 10 minutes. sounds wierd to me.
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yes.
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I left mine for 3 months in an unheated garage with a battery tender and 1/2 tank of gas w/o stabil. Fired right up for the first drive to the gas station, no flat spots either. I did let her warm up for quite a while(oil temp was 23F when I fired her up). BTW, she's an 02Z.

Did the 03's have a different type of VATS?
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