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Winter’s fast approaching, meaning many classics will head into hibernation soon. Should you be worried about the impact of longterm storage? We asked Zachary J. Santner, senior specialist of quality at Sunoco, for some winter storage advice.
His first tip? Fill up the tank before any prolonged parking: “A full tank won’t have as …
14 years on interior Alaska (outdoors, under a cover) storage of my 1980 RX7:
full tank as described, with a can of SeaFoam thrown in first.
THEN- shut off the fuel pump (mine, electric: I wired in a switch to do this. Yours may have a fuse you can pull...) and run the car till it stalls. Idea is to get as much sitting gas out of the carb as possible. Don't know if this is a good idea for injected cars...
THEN: pop the air-cleaner assy, lay a piece of plastic bag over the mouth of the carb to seal off the system (moisture barrier) from that end. Re-seat the air cleaner.
Started up 1st twist of the key every spring after a 7 mo sleep!
Stu A
80GS RX7
AZ
In reply to 7aull :
Great advice!
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