restart after storage
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Rockledge FL
restart after storage
So I am heading home on leave after 8 months overseas. Right now my C5 is up on jacks in a storage facility right now. Before I left I did an oil change and filled it with gas plus added stabil and unhooked the battery. Besides making sure the battery is charged what else should I do before I start it back up. It was suggested that I unplug the coils and spin the motor over a few times to get the oil moving. Im all ears. I'll be home for a month and then back into storage for another 8-9 months.
Melting Slicks
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From: Edmonton Alberta, Canada
So true, mine sits almost that long every year. Nothing like living in the great white north.
Its like getting a new car every spring.
Drifting
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From: Lafayette Louisiana
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Just fire it up...but first CHECK FOR CRITTERS! They love to nest on the engine, chew the hoodliner, wasps could be anywhere. Trust this Vet of many deployments, I found all kinds of interesting creatures where they shouldn't be when I got back.