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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Secret237
I haven't driven my car in about 2 months now !! Too much snow and then all the gravel on the raod after the snow melted ... NO way !!!

Battery tender has been on it the whole time, shouldn't be a problem ... I am worried about the gas though !!
Did you put a little "Sta-Bil" and "Techron" in the tank before you parked it??




If you did, you should be OK!
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by leadfoot4
Did you put a little "Sta-Bil" and "Techron" in the tank before you parked it??




If you did, you should be OK!

I did not, I didn't expect it to be parked soo long.

We'll see what happens
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by TEXHAWK0
Where can you get a plug like this?

I'm not sure what I'm looking at, but if it's what I think it is, I'd like to get one. WHERE?
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Originally Posted by leadfoot4
I've stored my '01 coupe every winter since it was new. If I don't throw the battery charger on it for 5-10 minutes every week, it will die within 3 weeks. Been that way since day 1. It's all of the computers that the car has...They have a small draw even while "sleeping". This is the ONLY car I've ever had this situation with, as I've been storing various cars since the mid 70s.
I bought a battery tender jr. just for that reason, even with a new battery, mine dies within a month. I'm on my 3rd battery in 4 years since I didn't use a tender before. Of my other vehicles that aren't driven very much, only the vette kills off the battery like that
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