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Not using BRAT for year-how to prepare
Posted 29 July 2005 - 10:01 AM
Do I need to drain the gas or fill the tank and put in gas stabilizer?
Should I plug the exhaust?
Should I have a neighbor start it up once a month and let it idle or drive it around the block (we live on a big oval type subdivision)?
It does have pretty fresh antifreeze (changed last year).
Posted 29 July 2005 - 10:35 AM
I'd have a neighbor drive it around every now and then.
In my mind that would mean making sure it gets run long enough to reach operating temp.
Some good solid high rpm acceleration would not be a bad thing as part of a maintenance program.
Things like dried out seals, dead batterys, varnished fuel, carbon deposits could be avoided with a little driving...
82 SubaruHummer--driven twice a week...for it's own good.
01 Forester--sits for one week every three weeks.
Posted 29 July 2005 - 07:48 PM
Sitting for a year+++ is harmful to a Subaru or any boxer engine.That's been proven.But one year won't kill it if it came down to just cold storage over occasional tending.Hopefully your neighbor will understand and help the cause.
Good luck in D.C.Man,those jets flying sooooooooo close to everything freak me out,sorry,hope it doesn't bother you.The F.D.R. Memorial is hands down the best thing about D.C. to me.Words etched in stone at that site are some of the most true ever spoken by any president.See if you can get W to go take a look and smack him in the head if he doesn't get the message.
Posted 08 August 2005 - 03:26 PM
Posted 08 August 2005 - 05:33 PM
Anyway, definitely get it driven every month or so if you can ,then you dont have to worry about it.
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