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Old Oct 23, 2010 | 12:51 PM
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Hi everyone, i'm getting ready to store my mustang,
any tips? ive read alot but would like some feedback from the diehard owners... thanks,
Old Oct 23, 2010 | 01:48 PM
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I stored mine for four months during a deployment. Stabil in the tank, and disconnect the battery is all I did and came home to a running car.
Old Oct 26, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sleigh10356
Hi everyone, i'm getting ready to store my mustang,
any tips? ive read alot but would like some feedback from the diehard owners... thanks,
Inside? Outside? Where ya storing it?
Old Oct 27, 2010 | 10:21 AM
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you may want to look into a battery tender. Also I've heard of guys puting the car up on jack stands to keep the weight off the tires. I guess it all depends on how long you plan to store it. I would fire it up at least once a moth and let it get up to operating temps if you possibly can.
Old Oct 27, 2010 | 12:05 PM
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I stored mine for four months during a deployment. Stabil in the tank, and disconnect the battery is all I did and came home to a running car.

Me too (1 year tho)...
Old Oct 29, 2010 | 12:03 AM
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Do not fire it up once a month. Unless you have the opportunity to drive it for at least 15 minutes. It's better off left alone. How long are you storing and where?

A major detail, wax and lube everything. Change the engine oil. Fill the tank. Cover it up. Take the battery out.
Old Oct 29, 2010 | 12:31 AM
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really depends on how long the car is going to sit as to how far in depth i would go, and where its being stored. is it inside or outside and how long is it gonna sit?

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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 08:08 AM
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in my garage
Old Oct 29, 2010 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by sleigh10356
Hi everyone, i'm getting ready to store my mustang,
any tips? ive read alot but would like some feedback from the diehard owners... thanks,
If you can at least start up your car, run it, and drive around the block no less than maybe once a month, you really don't have to do anything.

If you will leave it for months on end and cannot at least run it once a month, then stabil the tank and disconnect the batt.
Old Oct 29, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by sleigh10356
in my garage
and for how long.....since you only answered half
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