Jacob Ochs Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 On December 1st I will be leaving for Marine Recruit Training in San Diego California. So this means that my Comanche will be sitting and rotting outside my house for 3 months! Has anyone else been in this situation before? I would like some tips and tricks on what I could to to keep it prepared through the winter while I'm gone. Any advice is appreciated! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Good Luck with your Corps Career. Do you have some one you trust you can leave the keys with? Have them start it and run it for 20-30 minutes, enough for the engine to get hot and the battery charged? Don't have to drive it but move it back and forth a couple times, Do this once a month. If not, Jack it up and get the tires off the ground. Makes it easier for some one to steal them,,, er,, keeps them from getting a flat spot spot. Many a time I have deployed and just let it sit until I got back, Sometimes a year. Actually for just 3 months I wouldn't worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 3 months really isn't that long for a vehicle to sit, but it won't hurt to do as Jim said and let it run every once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az comanches Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Where are you located, the temperture might be an issue. Make sure your anti-freeze is alright. I hit a elk back in July, mine sat for about three and a half months. Got it going runs better than ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Ochs Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 I'm located about 10 miles from St.Louis Missouri. And lately we've been getting really harsh winters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Ochs Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Good Luck with your Corps Career. Do you have some one you trust you can leave the keys with? Have them start it and run it for 20-30 minutes, enough for the engine to get hot and the battery charged? Don't have to drive it but move it back and forth a couple times, Do this once a month. If not, Jack it up and get the tires off the ground. Makes it easier for some one to steal them,,, er,, keeps them from getting a flat spot spot. Many a time I have deployed and just let it sit until I got back, Sometimes a year. Actually for just 3 months I wouldn't worry about it. Thanks Jim! and ill ask my girlfriend if she could come and drive it to work whenever she thinks about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroxsteve Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I wouldn't worry about it 3 months is not that long. Also if someone starts it for you make sure they warm it all the way up including getting the oil up to temp. Repeated short start ups without reaching full temp can cause moisture to build up in the engine and exhaust system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Three months shouldn't be bad, although that's just about the shelf life of ethanol-blended fuels. Wouldn't hurt to add some fuel stabilizer to the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 When I left for boot camp I left my freshly restored 79 Dodge Omni o24 with my parents. When I got back back my car was destroyed. My sister ran it into a bank and took out the whole passenger side. My girlfriend at the time was talked into believing I was cheating on her so she took a ball bat to all my windows. Do yourself a favor, rent a storage unit Put the truck in it put the axles on blocks put some StaBil in the tank remove the battery place moth balls in and around the truck to keep the rodents out of it lock the door to the storage unit and keep it safe. I say this because you do not know when you will get back to pick up your truck. Yeah you will have "Boot Leave" then you will go on to MCT or SOI if you are a grunt. You are not allowed to have a vehicle in MCT, SOI or your follow on school for non 03XXs. The truck will sit for nearly a year before you can get it to your first duty station. Then you may get the pleasure of going to Oki for 2 years and you still can't have a vehicle. Something to think about young buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incommando Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 For the first 4 years I owned this MJ it was 2wd and I parked it for the winter here in Ohio with no negative effects. Now that it is 4wd it is not parked for the winter. Nothing ever happened to it but of course I am 100% faithful to my girlfriend. To my wife on the other hand..... :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Ochs Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 When I left for boot camp I left my freshly restored 79 Dodge Omni o24 with my parents. When I got back back my car was destroyed. My sister ran it into a bank and took out the whole passenger side. My girlfriend at the time was talked into believing I was cheating on her so she took a ball bat to all my windows. Do yourself a favor, rent a storage unit Put the truck in it put the axles on blocks put some StaBil in the tank remove the battery place moth balls in and around the truck to keep the rodents out of it lock the door to the storage unit and keep it safe. I say this because you do not know when you will get back to pick up your truck. Yeah you will have "Boot Leave" then you will go on to MCT or SOI if you are a grunt. You are not allowed to have a vehicle in MCT, SOI or your follow on school for non 03XXs. The truck will sit for nearly a year before you can get it to your first duty station. Then you may get the pleasure of going to Oki for 2 years and you still can't have a vehicle. Something to think about young buck. Good lord! Sorry to hear that! Thanks for the advice now I'm deciding wether to rent garage space or have someone maintain it. Yeah I'm going in for Motor T mechanics hopefully; I say that because nothing seems to go your way when it comes to the govt. You can never get a straight answer. Hell, my ship date gets moved around every month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Ochs Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 For the first 4 years I owned this MJ it was 2wd and I parked it for the winter here in Ohio with no negative effects. Now that it is 4wd it is not parked for the winter. Nothing ever happened to it but of course I am 100% faithful to my girlfriend. To my wife on the other hand..... :brows: Hahah :rofl: maybe I could find a local farmer that will rent me space in a poll barn. That's gotta be better than it being outside. All these girlfriend story's are scaring me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Hopefully you get to become a 3521. It is the hardest and most rewarding job in the Corps. You will work late nights and come in early for months on end at times. I am a 3529 Master Sergeant. Here is the cold hard truth about being a MT Mech... You will go to boot camp for 3 months, then to MCT for a month, you will go straight from Camp Gieger to Camp Johnson for MOS school. You will spend 4 more months in school. If you are good and graduate first in the basic course you can roll over to the advanced course. That will last another 3 months. Either way you are looking at a minimum of 8 months without your truck. Once you graduate school you will be either stationed on the west coast, east coast or Japan. If you get lucky you will get west coast. If you do you will be able to drive your truck to your new duty station. The east coast you are assed out until you can take some leave to go home to retrieve your truck. If you get Japan you can kiss the truck goodbye for at least another two years. These are facts. Not something that I saw on wiki or ask google. You will not be allowed to have a vehicle until you gradute from your MOS school. The girlfriend stories should scare you. Once you leave your home town and get to North Carolina you will see many more new conquests. You will swoop with your buddies to their hometowns, take road trips to Myrtle Beach and just see new things. Women included. As you can see the chance of you staying with this current girlfriend is pretty slim. I don't suggest you leav your truck anywhere she can get to it. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Ochs, you should have joined the Navy shipmate. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Ochs Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Hopefully you get to become a 3521. It is the hardest and most rewarding job in the Corps. You will work late nights and come in early for months on end at times. I am a 3529 Master Sergeant. Here is the cold hard truth about being a MT Mech... You will go to boot camp for 3 months, then to MCT for a month, you will go straight from Camp Gieger to Camp Johnson for MOS school. You will spend 4 more months in school. If you are good and graduate first in the basic course you can roll over to the advanced course. That will last another 3 months. Either way you are looking at a minimum of 8 months without your truck. Once you graduate school you will be either stationed on the west coast, east coast or Japan. If you get lucky you will get west coast. If you do you will be able to drive your truck to your new duty station. The east coast you are assed out until you can take some leave to go home to retrieve your truck. If you get Japan you can kiss the truck goodbye for at least another two years. These are facts. Not something that I saw on wiki or ask google. You will not be allowed to have a vehicle until you gradute from your MOS school. The girlfriend stories should scare you. Once you leave your home town and get to North Carolina you will see many more new conquests. You will swoop with your buddies to their hometowns, take road trips to Myrtle Beach and just see new things. Women included. As you can see the chance of you staying with this current girlfriend is pretty slim. I don't suggest you leav your truck anywhere she can get to it. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!" . Great advice and quote! Especially coming from someone experienced! What exactly is a 3521? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Ochs Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Ochs, you should have joined the Navy shipmate. :yes: I come from a family of sailors! I thought I'de break the line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Ochs, you should have joined the Navy shipmate. :yes:I come from a family of sailors! I thought I'de break the line! It's all good. My best wishes to you. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 You should have signed a contract with your recruiter for the 3500 occ field. That designates Motor Transport. From there you will either become a 3531 Motor Transport operator or a 3521 Motor Transport mechanic. If you become an operator you will probably hate it. All you really ever do is drive a truck on base and check fluids. Mechanics pretty much despise aimers as we call them. They break stupid stuff all the time and are pretty much worthless. On the upside if you become a aimer you will go to MOS school at Fort Leonardwood MO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Ochs Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Ochs, you should have joined the Navy shipmate. :yes:I come from a family of sailors! I thought I'de break the line! It's all good. My best wishes to you. :thumbsup: Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Ochs Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 You should have signed a contract with your recruiter for the 3500 occ field. That designates Motor Transport. From there you will either become a 3531 Motor Transport operator or a 3521 Motor Transport mechanic. If you become an operator you will probably hate it. All you really ever do is drive a truck on base and check fluids. Mechanics pretty much despise aimers as we call them. They break stupid stuff all the time and are pretty much worthless. On the upside if you become a aimer you will go to MOS school at Fort Leonardwood MO. I still have the option to do that! I'm going to look into it. I have till before I ship to make up my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 You need to $#!& or get off the pot. That is not something that I would leave to chance. Go to the recruiter and tell him you want the 3500 occ field with the mechanic option if you want to be a mech or operater option to drive. Just so you know 65% of operators have failed out of some other mos producing school and get recycled as aimers. Do not leave the next four years of your life in the hands of your recruiter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Ochs Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 You need to $#!& or get off the pot. That is not something that I would leave to chance. Go to the recruiter and tell him you want the 3500 occ field with the mechanic option if you want to be a mech or operater option to drive. Just so you know 65% of operators have failed out of some other mos producing school and get recycled as aimers. Do not leave the next four years of your life in the hands of your recruiter. I will go to the office tonight after work. Thanks for all the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88AKChief Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Good Luck with your Corps Career. Do you have some one you trust you can leave the keys with? Have them start it and run it for 20-30 minutes, enough for the engine to get hot and the battery charged? Don't have to drive it but move it back and forth a couple times, Do this once a month. If not, Jack it up and get the tires off the ground. Makes it easier for some one to steal them,,, er,, keeps them from getting a flat spot spot. Many a time I have deployed and just let it sit until I got back, Sometimes a year. Actually for just 3 months I wouldn't worry about it. Thanks Jim! and ill ask my girlfriend if she could come and drive it to work whenever she thinks about it! Never leave the keys with the girlfriend. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 When I was a young'un I wanted to join the Navy. When I turned 18 I realized I couldn't swim,,,,so I joined the Air Force instead. :hmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Don't worry about the girlfriend....Jody will take care of her. Maybe you'll get lucky and he'll take care of your MJ too, LOL. j/k.....good luck. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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