> I'm looking for advice on whether I should do anything specific with my van > if I have to leave her parked for eight weeks. > > Anyway, I'm leaving my van parked in a generous friend's backyard for > the summer. Beyond starting it from time to time to make sure all is > okay, should I do anything else (or ask my friend to do anything else) > to make sure she's happy and doesn't suffer from her period of > dormancy? > > Does it matter whether I leave her with a full gas tank, empty, or > in-between? Two months isn't a *huge* amount of time, in the grand scheme of things. Not long enough IMO to worry about old gas and such. One thing that will be well worth your money is to get a solar trickle charger and leave it on the dash. I ended up with one at a Radio Shack for $15 (maybe sale, maybe clearance; it was originally $30.) ian Butler / ian@bluemoon.hplx.net '88 Audi 5000S quattro '88 VW Scirocco 16v '77 Mercury Marquis (for sale) |
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