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For just 4 months, you don't NEED any of the above. I leave my Bronco sit sometimes as long as a year and it doesn't get any of that. After a year I throw a battery charger on it, start it up drive off. Usually I have enough battery left at 6 months that a charge isn't necessary and that's with a 7 year old Walmart battery. I don't have issues with the gas, tires, nothing. It starts and runs just like it did the first day I bought it new. Like anything else, if you want to do all that then get after it. If you don't, have a great trip.
You are in Texas. He is in a place that gets enough snow he is hoping for covered storage.
I would say your advice is off base. Cold can kill a battery. A poor charge in a battery can allow the electrolyte to freeze.
Now maybe you are in west TX and this advice has panned out for you there...because it does get super cold in west TX.
Throw some dryer sheets in the car; on the seats, dash, on the floor, and in the trunk, and under the hood. The mice hate the smell of dryer sheets. And your car will smell good when you drive it again.
I've been doing this for my collector cars for the last couple years and when I bring them out of hibernation in the spring, no signs of those little critters.
Beat me to it.
Mice can be a very undesirable situation.
I would not even worry about it except make sure no food is left in the car, four months is not long at all, I use to leave mine sitting for months while on deployment with no issues, so did thousands of other people.
Exactly. Geez, 4 months is nothing. Just leave it and not worry about it. You don't need to do anything special and certainly don't need fuel stabilizer for a 4 month park. Leave the car with a full tank of gas.
Four month dont bother with the fuel stsbizer, i kerp a trickel on the battery or just tske the battery inside. Other that that lock it up. If you are in a home owner assocoation they willl toe the car off and sell it, if its gets a flat tire, exspire tag etc.
If you don't want the hassle of jotting down your settings which would be wiped out when you disconnect the battery and then re-inputting them, then use battery tender. It uses minimial electricity but keeps your car fresh when you are ready to use it.
Would check with professionals to be on safe side. Google search should be able to give that info. Retiring a vehicle for months can create problems if not done properly.
If you don't want the hassle of jotting down your settings which would be wiped out when you disconnect the battery and then re-inputting them, then use battery tender. It uses minimial electricity but keeps your car fresh when you are ready to use it.
i like the battery tender too, i mention take it inside because, if its in a driveway or parking lot, you dont want a cord laying out for four months
Four month dont bother with the fuel stsbizer, i kerp a trickel on the battery or just tske the battery inside. Other that that lock it up. If you are in a home owner assocoation they willl toe the car off and sell it, if its gets a flat tire, exspire tag etc.
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Originally Posted by gg
Exactly. Geez, 4 months is nothing. Just leave it and not worry about it. You don't need to do anything special and certainly don't need fuel stabilizer for a 4 month park. Leave the car with a full tank of gas.
Free advice. You get what you pay for on City Data. Especially since we don't know the car's age and model.
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