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Old 09-18-2005, 08:11 AM   #13
89 Trans Am WS6
 
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The reason you fill the tank up to the top with gas is not because it will keep it from going stale, its because if its filled to the tippy top moisture wont be able to develop and rust the tank from the inside out..

Pour a bottle of stabil..disc the batt and let it sit. wake it up in 6 months. Theres really no reason to start it at all. And starting it and letting it run for 5 mins like the guy with the odl school camaro is even worse. With a motor run that short of time. (esp a carb'd one) all your going to do is get carbon deposits on everything because the motor will never come up to operating temp. Driving a car around a private storage facility complex prolly isnt going to get your temp up either..

My advice fill the tank to the top with the highest octane gas you can find. Add stabil to the fuel too. Find a place to park it, preferably inside a garage. Disc the battery completly and bring it inside. Jack the car up and put it on jackstands if you want..this will prevent the tires from getting flat spots..even though 6 months isnt that long..plus you can then do like alex and carefully clean each wheel while they are off

dont worry about starting it and running it unless you plan on taking it out on the highway and actually driving it. And remember idling a engine for prolonged periods of time arnt good either.

joe
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