flint54 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 The MJ is going to be parked for six months. It will be in the shade, fully covered. Planning to add a fuel stabilizer and disconnect the battery (there is no nearby power). Anyone have any other suggestions or opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Change the oil, disconnect the battery, fill up the gas tank fresh, use Stabil recommended dosage x2, and put some rat/mice poison/traps underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexia Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 My parents leave some vehicles sitting for over six months at a time. They always start up just fine. Never really any problems with the batteries either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 My parents leave some vehicles sitting for over six months at a time. They always start up just fine. Never really any problems with the batteries either. Yeah, but would you Alex? I had to leave vehicles behind several times during deployments for six months up to a year and it's not much trouble to do it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 get the tires off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64 Cheyenne Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Safe from tree branches, hurricane collateral damage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 It's easy to give advice. Me? I just park 'em an leave 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Yeah, there's all kinds of things you should do but I'd honestly just do as Jim... Almost ten years ago, my Dad parked his '85 Chevy Van as it was in the back yard, and it sat there almost a year. A day before a family vacation, he went out, inflated the tires that were so low the rims had cut into the ground, jump started it from our car, and drove it over to insurance place to renew the plates, hitched up the camper, and we set out to the west coast through North Dakota the next day and had no issues whatsoever. Scary thing is I just realised he's more than likely still running those tires. :eek: He's been DDing that van for the last couple months, as my sister wrote off his car a few months back. That said, fuel stabilizer of some kind is more than a good idea. You don't want stale gas gumming up your engine. Your best option is to have someone you trust take if for a short drive a couple times a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexia Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 My parents leave some vehicles sitting for over six months at a time. They always start up just fine. Never really any problems with the batteries either. Yeah, but would you Alex? I had to leave vehicles behind several times during deployments for six months up to a year and it's not much trouble to do it right. Yes, I would. However, I would likely disconnect the batteries since all my Jeeps use power even when off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I'd put stabil in the tank and disconnect the battery. The gas we have today sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Get the sta-bil that is made for gasoline with ethanol in it. Ethanol will rust a tank out if let sit too long and most gas nowadays has ethanol in it. I too like the idea of getting the tires off the ground, but for 6 months only you probably won't have a problem as long as they arent leaking out slowly already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 rats/mice do not like steel wool, use it to plug anything you're concerned about (tailpipe, HVAC vents, etc...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flint54 Posted April 13, 2013 Author Share Posted April 13, 2013 Sta-bil, check. Battery disconnect, check. Tires off the ground, probably not. Plugging the tailpipe I hadn't considered, but it makes sense and is simple to do. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Might also want to seal off your air intake somehow. My dad once parked under a spruce tree for a couple hours, then spent a while trying to figure out it wasn't running very nicely. He took it to a 10-minute lube place because the oil needed changed anyway, and they found three pounds of green spruce cones in his air box. Damn squirrels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glundblad Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Change the oil, disconnect the battery, fill up the gas tank fresh, use Stabil recommended dosage x2, and put some rat/mice poison/traps underneath. Hey Don, Why would you change the oil before you park it? I change mine after I started driving it again. I assume it stirs things up a little and gets any sludge out. Am I doing that backwards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64 Cheyenne Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Change the oil, disconnect the battery, fill up the gas tank fresh, use Stabil recommended dosage x2, and put some rat/mice poison/traps underneath. Hey Don, Why would you change the oil before you park it? I change mine after I started driving it again. I assume it stirs things up a little and gets any sludge out. Am I doing that backwards? Fresh additives in the oil, no acids or bad stuff to be left in CC over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 :agree: Yah, that. ^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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