Putting her away...quick question
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Burning Brakes
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Putting her away...quick question
Hey guys,
This is most likely the last week for my girl before I put her away for the winter. I've read some of the threads on storage and was just wondering, do some of you guys just start her up 2-3 times a week instead of a battery tender? Would this keep everything working like it should? Is this not a good choice?
I'm keeping her in my garage and not some remote storage area so it's not far from my back door.
Les
This is most likely the last week for my girl before I put her away for the winter. I've read some of the threads on storage and was just wondering, do some of you guys just start her up 2-3 times a week instead of a battery tender? Would this keep everything working like it should? Is this not a good choice?
I'm keeping her in my garage and not some remote storage area so it's not far from my back door.
Les
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I don't believe just starting it up for a short time is a good idea. If you start it you need to drive it for 20 min. or so to get all the fluids warmed up. Suggest using a good battery tender like the Ctek 3300. Drive it when the streets, road are dry & enjoy it when you can!
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I'm putting mine away this afternoon and it will be in storage until the second or third week in April. I never start mine and do nothing more than disconnect the negative battery terminal. It has fired right up the first time every year for the past 8 years.
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I hope I don't hijack but I wanted to ask since we are on the subject. I'm putting my car in a storage facility where there's no power. Should I take my battery out and bring it home to put on a tender for the winter? Also, I unhooked my battery completely when I installed my vararam and three hours later after I hooked it back up I still had all my radio stations and seat memories programed. Is there another source of power that i'm missing? And is it something that we should worry about disconnecting for the winter also?
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I hope I don't hijack but I wanted to ask since we are on the subject. I'm putting my car in a storage facility where there's no power. Should I take my battery out and bring it home to put on a tender for the winter? Also, I unhooked my battery completely when I installed my vararam and three hours later after I hooked it back up I still had all my radio stations and seat memories programed. Is there another source of power that i'm missing? And is it something that we should worry about disconnecting for the winter also?
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Do a battery tender or unhook the battery, starting it ever few weeks is worse for it unless you intend to actually drive it and get it up to operating temp (ie not let it idle in driveway)
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I would use a battery tender rather than just starting it up and letting it run for a few minutes. If you are not going to use a battery tender, you would need to drive it for a while and get everything up to temp.
