Stabil
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Burning Brakes
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From: Grove city Ohio
Stabil
I just filled my tank up for the winter.
Forgot to put Stabil in first. Can you put Stabil on top of a full tank?
Also do you take your battery out and put it on a charge or leave it in the car on a charger?
Forgot to put Stabil in first. Can you put Stabil on top of a full tank?
Also do you take your battery out and put it on a charge or leave it in the car on a charger?
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Melting Slicks
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Make sure you are using a float charger. like the C-Tek or Battery Tender. Habor Freight also sells an inexpensive one. It is not as sophisticated as the others, but it gets the job done. You can't leave a regular battery charger on the car all the time.
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Burning Brakes
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I bought the float from harbor freight. $15. A very reputable corvette mechanic turned me on to it. I was just curious as some people remove there battery from the car. Im keeping mine in the car .
Burning Brakes
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I live in a colder environment so I take the battery out of the car and put it in my house. I check the condition of the battery from time to time and put a charge on as needed. It only takes me about 2 minutes to put it back in the car when I need it.
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Burning Brakes
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Cold! It's freezing in Ohio as we speak. Anyway I thought someone said the c5s have issues if you remove the battery. Maybe they meant issues if the battery runs low on charge.
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Burning Brakes
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I just put 7oz of stabil in on top of a full tank of 93 sunoco. Ran car for 5 minutes as instructions said. Put float charger on. It is 20 degrees out and this is all I'm doing this winter. I got a late start since I just purchased the car. I have come to the conclusion that starting regularly is not good. This car will sit for 3 months as is. If anyone else has any easy winter things for this year please fill me in.
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I just put 7oz of stabil in on top of a full tank of 93 sunoco. Ran car for 5 minutes as instructions said. Put float charger on. It is 20 degrees out and this is all I'm doing this winter. I got a late start since I just purchased the car. I have come to the conclusion that starting regularly is not good. This car will sit for 3 months as is. If anyone else has any easy winter things for this year please fill me in.
Dont forget to air up them tires.
