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Old 11-11-2018, 12:11 PM   #1
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The evils of car storage

Just a friendly reminder to start your car once a month and let it run at operating temperature for at least 10 minutes.

Don't be a dumba$$ like me by letting it sit for too long and spending over $100 on a new battery just to find out the fuel pump is seized up.

that is all
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Old 11-11-2018, 02:25 PM   #2
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Re: The evils of car storage

The other side of that is by doing so you are building up condensation in the oil, exhaust etc... and not running it long enough to dry it back out. We have 3 vehicles, 2 tractors and other equipment that sit probably 9 months out of the year with several months between uses at a vacation house - we have no issues. All we do is disconnect batteries

Fuel pump likely would have died either way
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Old 11-11-2018, 02:55 PM   #3
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Re: The evils of car storage

Good advice..even with my issues and never get to drive car, I crank it just to hear what I am missing lol...agree with DSG, fuel pump probably unrelated, think of all the builds done on here that last months, usually when they go can literally be a fine monday, nothing Tuesday type deal, still sorry to hear man.
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Old 11-11-2018, 04:37 PM   #4
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Re: The evils of car storage

I am conflicted about feeling conflicted.

So here is Scarlett Johansson in a white bikini holding a beer...

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Old 11-11-2018, 05:28 PM   #5
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Re: The evils of car storage

She makes it all better..fuel pump, our car has a fuel pump ??
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Old 11-11-2018, 07:43 PM   #6
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Re: The evils of car storage

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She makes it all better..fuel pump, our car has a fuel pump ??
It's like a beer pump...without the beer...or the bikini...or the girl...

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Old 11-11-2018, 08:08 PM   #7
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Re: The evils of car storage

what were we talking about again?
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Old 11-11-2018, 08:09 PM   #8
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Just a friendly reminder to start your car once a month and let it run at operating temperature for at least 10 minutes.

Don't be a dumba$$ like me by letting it sit for too long and spending over $100 on a new battery just to find out the fuel pump is seized up.

that is all
Now you are being a Jack A$$, I need a motor to start one.
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Old 11-12-2018, 10:15 AM   #9
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Re: The evils of car storage

I have fallen victim to this scenario this past weekend.
Went to the local club all Ford show as a spectator went to leave
and it wont run. I couldn't hear the pump run. So I'm guessing it's the pump.
thankfully the show was at a Ford dealer so I just pushed it to the service lane.

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Old 11-14-2018, 04:24 PM   #10
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Re: The evils of car storage

What is a good fuel pump to use for a stocker?
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Old 11-14-2018, 08:49 PM   #11
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Re: The evils of car storage

Dang, Jeff. That stinks. You may not have a working fuel pump but you do have a working picture of scarlet johanson. So there's that.
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Old 11-14-2018, 10:09 PM   #12
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Re: The evils of car storage

I picked up a battery tender...best investment ever as my Mach routinely sits for months at a time without being driven. Was always a pain to have to remember to charge it up or jump it when I did want to drive it. Now she's ready to go whenever I feel like it.
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Old 11-15-2018, 11:47 PM   #13
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Re: The evils of car storage

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What is a good fuel pump to use for a stocker?
The SVT Focus (green top) fuel pump seems to be a popular choice.

I just ordered one from Amazon (Motorcraft PFS204 fuel pump).


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Dang, Jeff. That stinks. You may not have a working fuel pump but you do have a working picture of scarlet johanson. So there's that.
LOL... stress management - too much work and not enough play
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Old 11-25-2018, 09:04 AM   #14
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Just a friendly reminder to start your car once a month and let it run at operating temperature for at least 10 minutes.

Don't be a dumba$$ like me by letting it sit for too long and spending over $100 on a new battery just to find out the fuel pump is seized up.

that is all
I think really the best thing to do is park a clean car inside and out with fresh oil and some stabil with very little gas in the tank in a dry storage location with plastic/wood/rubber over a concrete floor. Disconnect the battery cables, put on a car cover, and start the car once she comes out in the Spring.
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Old 11-25-2018, 10:27 PM   #15
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I think really the best thing to do is park a clean car inside and out with fresh oil and some stabil with very little gas in the tank in a dry storage location with plastic/wood/rubber over a concrete floor. Disconnect the battery cables, put on a car cover, and start the car once she comes out in the Spring.
A full tank leaves less room for oxygen and any moisture to accumulate. I would lean to a full tank with stabil
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