-
11-10-2006 08:42 AM #1
puting the truck up.. what should I do to the motor??
Its about to snow here so im going to put my truck up. What are some things I should do to the motor before it sits for 5 months? Its a 400hp 350 with 500 miles on it if that helps. thanks for the help.when in dout, throttle out
-
Advertising
- Google Adsense
- REGISTERED USERS DO NOT SEE THIS AD
-
11-10-2006 08:56 AM #2
either drain the coolant out of the block and radiatior or just make sure there is plenty of anti freeze, drain the gas out of the tank and the carb bowls or run it down to almost empty and add some Sta-bil, you can get it at the parts store, it keeps your gas from turning into varnish. i personally would drain all the gas and make sure there is none in the carb to keep everything clean. unless you plan on starting it up and letting it run every few days then just ad some of the sta-bil to it, if it was mine i would be running it every few days, its god for it to run every so often
tylerHonda Motor= 1.6L
Soda Bottle= 2L
-
11-10-2006 09:28 AM #3
Honestly? I don't do a thing... I fill up the tank before I park it and simply start it up a couple of times during storage. I let it warm up real good (20 minutes or so) and shut her off. I have never done anything special to any of the show cars I have had and have never had a problem with any of them when getting them out of storage... Plain and simple... I just put my truck away last weekend and, if I wanted to get it out and drive it on a nice day, I could.
MarkIf money is the root of all evil... Women must be the fertilizer...
Link to my BAD AST Build Thread:
http://www.clubhotrod.com/suspension...van-build.html
-
11-10-2006 10:09 AM #4
yah its really not a big deal, the info i gave you was just if you really felt the need to do something, doing what astroracer said will work fine, just start it up and let it warm up good. but if you really wanna do soemthing then do some of the things i mentioned in my first post, i would deff. reccomend the sta-bil here is a link to the website so you know what the bottle looks like
http://www.goldeagle.com/sta-bil/
its a cheap soultion to prevent a lot of problemsHonda Motor= 1.6L
Soda Bottle= 2L
-
11-10-2006 10:31 AM #5
I never do anything to mine either but then IT or THEY stay in a heated garage. Somtimes a car cover just to help keep the dust off. I use the shop all year round.Charlie
Lovin' what I do and doing what I love
Some guys can fix broken NO ONE can fix STUPID
W8AMR
http://fishertrains94.webs.com/
Christian in training
-
11-10-2006 11:38 AM #6
Hell....my vehicles sit 5 months st a time in the summer..................I just park it......as long as it is in a dry place, dont worry. Fuel stabilizer is an idea, but I have never used it.
-
11-10-2006 12:02 PM #7
Originally Posted by DennyW
-
11-10-2006 12:50 PM #8
Originally Posted by tweaked250r"aerodynamics are for people who cant build engines"
Enzo Ferrari
-
11-10-2006 03:14 PM #9
The truck is just going to go in a shed next to my house. Thanks for the help guys.when in dout, throttle out
-
11-11-2006 06:29 PM #10
i'd just park it and start it once a week or so.
Welcome to Club Hot Rod! The premier site for
everything to do with Hot Rod, Customs, Low Riders, Rat Rods, and more.
- » Members from all over the US and the world!
- » Help from all over the world for your questions
- » Build logs for you and all members
- » Blogs
- » Image Gallery
- » Many thousands of members and hundreds of thousands of posts!
YES! I want to register an account for free right now! p.s.: For registered members this ad will NOT show
Welcome to CHR. I think that you need to hook up your vacuum advance. At part throttle when cruising you have less air and fuel in each cylinder, and the air-fuel mixture is not as densely packed...
MSD 8360 distributor vacuum advance