Originally Posted by
mike
In fact, maintanance occurrs even with the car sitting in the driveway.
In 1980 my Father gave me his old truck. A 1974 FORD F-100 Super-cab Camper Special. I just put it in hibernation again. I ran it out of gasoline and then put in one gallon of fuel specially formulated for long term storage. That fuel got me home and I allowed the engine to idle until that fuel was used up. It's now sitting on stands with the tires, brake drums/disks and brake cylinders removed and coated with grease. I removed all the spark plugs and put about a tablespoon of oil down each hole and rotated the engine with the starter so the oil would coat all surfaces preventing the engine from locking up during long term storage. The battery was removed as well. Needless to say I dropped the insurance and have not purchased new stickers for the tag. Last time I stored this vehicle it sat for 3 years unused. If fuel prices return to reasonable costs I will return my old truck to highway use. Otherwise it will remain stored.