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Message: I started a car I had stored for almost 7 years!!!
Changed By: Bruce In Philly (2000 S Boxster, now '09 C2S)
Change Date: March 09, 2014 11:07AM
I started a car I had stored for almost 7 years!!!
Change Date: March 09, 2014 11:07AM
I started a car I had stored for almost 7 years!!!
No kidding.....
I had an '82 Datsun 280ZX turbo I stored in cave in Wampum PA. It was an old cement mine that had over 2 million square feet of storage and I stored my car there when I moved to Manhatten not knowing how long I would live there or would need a car. Well, almost 7 years went by......
http://wampumunderground.com/vehicle-storage/
I drove the car into the mine, removed the battery, and....... walked away. I may have put some sort of stabilizer in the gas tank but I really don't remember and doubt that I did. Well 7 years later, we rolled up to the car in their golf cart (loaded with tools and compressed air) and saw the tires were down about 1/2 pressure (they say they top off the tires as a service but did not). There was not much gas in the tank and I remember we carried a gas can down with us to make sure we could drive away. I installed the battery...... got behind the wheel....... and it turned over a few times... then WHooooooom!!!!!! The F'R STARTED RIGHT UP!!!! My father and I looked at each other and started to laugh out loud! I thought we were going to have to call a tow truck but figured we would give it a try.
The only issue with the drivability was square tires..... man those things vibrated. The tires, Goodyears, actually smoothed out fairly well during the 40 mnt drive back home. I immediately took the car to a now Nissan dealer and had the car checked out and the injectors blown out (not sure if it really needed it). The car checked out totally fine except there was a leak in the muffler.... so a new muffler and I put on new belts and hoses. But that was it.
The end of the story? Nope..... cars don't like to sit. About 30 days later I started having problems...... gaskets were leaking.... I started having all kinds of problems.... bushings went bad..... I needed the car for distance driving and couldn't count on it so I sold it...... I got only $3K for it. The car was in perfect body shape. and the engine had tons of power and was really smooth. I really should have kept it as $3K is nothing but I just had no where to store it and I didn't want to put it back into the mine.... not expensive but not cheap either.
I am not saying gas stabilizer is bunk, but my car certainly started up and ran fuel that was 7 years old!
Peace
Bruce in Philly
I had an '82 Datsun 280ZX turbo I stored in cave in Wampum PA. It was an old cement mine that had over 2 million square feet of storage and I stored my car there when I moved to Manhatten not knowing how long I would live there or would need a car. Well, almost 7 years went by......
http://wampumunderground.com/vehicle-storage/
I drove the car into the mine, removed the battery, and....... walked away. I may have put some sort of stabilizer in the gas tank but I really don't remember and doubt that I did. Well 7 years later, we rolled up to the car in their golf cart (loaded with tools and compressed air) and saw the tires were down about 1/2 pressure (they say they top off the tires as a service but did not). There was not much gas in the tank and I remember we carried a gas can down with us to make sure we could drive away. I installed the battery...... got behind the wheel....... and it turned over a few times... then WHooooooom!!!!!! The F'R STARTED RIGHT UP!!!! My father and I looked at each other and started to laugh out loud! I thought we were going to have to call a tow truck but figured we would give it a try.
The only issue with the drivability was square tires..... man those things vibrated. The tires, Goodyears, actually smoothed out fairly well during the 40 mnt drive back home. I immediately took the car to a now Nissan dealer and had the car checked out and the injectors blown out (not sure if it really needed it). The car checked out totally fine except there was a leak in the muffler.... so a new muffler and I put on new belts and hoses. But that was it.
The end of the story? Nope..... cars don't like to sit. About 30 days later I started having problems...... gaskets were leaking.... I started having all kinds of problems.... bushings went bad..... I needed the car for distance driving and couldn't count on it so I sold it...... I got only $3K for it. The car was in perfect body shape. and the engine had tons of power and was really smooth. I really should have kept it as $3K is nothing but I just had no where to store it and I didn't want to put it back into the mine.... not expensive but not cheap either.
I am not saying gas stabilizer is bunk, but my car certainly started up and ran fuel that was 7 years old!
Peace
Bruce in Philly
Changed By: Bruce In Philly (2000 S Boxster, now '09 C2S)
Change Date: March 09, 2014 11:06AM
I started a car I had stored for almost 7 years!!!
Change Date: March 09, 2014 11:06AM
I started a car I had stored for almost 7 years!!!
No kidding.....
I had an '82 Datsun 280ZX turbo I stored in cave in Wampum PA. It was an old cement mine that had over 2 million square feet of storage and I stored my car there when I moved to Manhatten not knowing how long I would live there or would need a car. Well, almost 7 years went by......
http://wampumunderground.com/vehicle-storage/
I drove the car into the mine, removed the battery, and....... walked away. I may have put some sort of stabilizer in the gas tank but I really don't remember and doubt that I did. Well 7 years later, we rolled up to the car in their golf cart (loaded with tools and compressed air) and saw the tires were down about 1/2 pressure (they wsay they top off the tires as a service but did not). There was not much gas in the tank and I remember we carried a gas can down with us to make sure we could drive away. I installed the battery...... got behind the wheel....... and it turned over a few times... then WHooooooom!!!!!! The F'R STARTED RIGHT UP!!!! My father and I looked at each other and started to laugh out loud! I thought we were going to have to call a tow truck but figured we would give it a try.
The only issue with the drivability was square tires..... man those things vibrated. The tires, Goodyears, actually smoothed out fairly well during the 40 mnt drive back home. I immediately took the car to a now Nissan dealer and had the car checked out and the injectors blown out (not sure if it really needed it). The car checked out totally fine except there was a leak in the muffler.... so a new muffler and I put on new belts and hoses. But that was it.
The end of the story? Nope..... cars don't like to sit. About 30 days later I started having problems...... gaskets were leaking.... I started having all kinds of problems.... bushings went bad..... I needed the car for distance driving and couldn't count on it so I sold it...... I got only $3K for it. The car was in perfect body shape. I really should have kept it as $3K is nothing but I just had no where to store it and I didn't want to put it back into the mine.... not expensive but not cheap either.
I am not saying gas stabilizer is bunk, but my car certainly started up and ran fuel that was 7 years old!
Peace
Bruce in Philly
I had an '82 Datsun 280ZX turbo I stored in cave in Wampum PA. It was an old cement mine that had over 2 million square feet of storage and I stored my car there when I moved to Manhatten not knowing how long I would live there or would need a car. Well, almost 7 years went by......
http://wampumunderground.com/vehicle-storage/
I drove the car into the mine, removed the battery, and....... walked away. I may have put some sort of stabilizer in the gas tank but I really don't remember and doubt that I did. Well 7 years later, we rolled up to the car in their golf cart (loaded with tools and compressed air) and saw the tires were down about 1/2 pressure (they wsay they top off the tires as a service but did not). There was not much gas in the tank and I remember we carried a gas can down with us to make sure we could drive away. I installed the battery...... got behind the wheel....... and it turned over a few times... then WHooooooom!!!!!! The F'R STARTED RIGHT UP!!!! My father and I looked at each other and started to laugh out loud! I thought we were going to have to call a tow truck but figured we would give it a try.
The only issue with the drivability was square tires..... man those things vibrated. The tires, Goodyears, actually smoothed out fairly well during the 40 mnt drive back home. I immediately took the car to a now Nissan dealer and had the car checked out and the injectors blown out (not sure if it really needed it). The car checked out totally fine except there was a leak in the muffler.... so a new muffler and I put on new belts and hoses. But that was it.
The end of the story? Nope..... cars don't like to sit. About 30 days later I started having problems...... gaskets were leaking.... I started having all kinds of problems.... bushings went bad..... I needed the car for distance driving and couldn't count on it so I sold it...... I got only $3K for it. The car was in perfect body shape. I really should have kept it as $3K is nothing but I just had no where to store it and I didn't want to put it back into the mine.... not expensive but not cheap either.
I am not saying gas stabilizer is bunk, but my car certainly started up and ran fuel that was 7 years old!
Peace
Bruce in Philly
Original Message
Author: Bruce In Philly (2000 S Boxster, now '09 C2S)Date: March 09, 2014 11:05AM
I started a car I had stored for almost 7 years!!!
No kidding.....
I had an '82 Datsun 280ZX turbo I stored in cave in Wampum PA. It was an old cement mine that had over 2 million square feet of storage and I stored my car there when I moved to Manhatten not knowing how long I would live there or would need a car. Well, almost 7 years went by......
http://wampumunderground.com/vehicle-storage/
I drove the car into the mine, removed the battery, and....... walked away. I may have put some sort of stabilizer in the gas tank but I really don't remember and doubt that I did. Well 7 years later, we rolled up to the car in their golf cart (loaded with tools and compressed air) and saw the tires were down about 1/2 pressure (they way they top off the tires as a service but did not). There was not much gas in the tank and I remember we carried a gas can down with us to make sure we could drive away. I installed the battery...... got behind the wheel....... and it turned over a few times... then WHooooooom!!!!!! The F'R STARTED RIGHT UP!!!! My father and I looked at each other and started to laugh out loud! I thought we were going to have to call a tow truck but figured we would give it a try.
The only issue with the drivability was square tires..... man those things vibrated. The tires, Goodyears, actually smoothed out fairly well during the 40 mnt drive back home. I immediately took the car to a now Nissan dealer and had the car checked out and the injectors blown out (not sure if it really needed it). The car checked out totally fine except there was a leak in the muffler.... so a new muffler and I put on new belts and hoses. But that was it.
The end of the story? Nope..... cars don't like to sit. About 30 days later I started having problems...... gaskets were leaking.... I started having all kinds of problems.... bushings went bad..... I needed the car for distance driving and couldn't count on it so I sold it...... I got only $3K for it. The car was in perfect body shape. I really should have kept it as $3K is nothing but I just had no where to store it and I didn't want to put it back into the mine.... not expensive but not cheap either.
I am not saying gas stabilizer is bunk, but my car certainly started up and ran fuel that was 7 years old!
Peace
Bruce in Philly
I had an '82 Datsun 280ZX turbo I stored in cave in Wampum PA. It was an old cement mine that had over 2 million square feet of storage and I stored my car there when I moved to Manhatten not knowing how long I would live there or would need a car. Well, almost 7 years went by......
http://wampumunderground.com/vehicle-storage/
I drove the car into the mine, removed the battery, and....... walked away. I may have put some sort of stabilizer in the gas tank but I really don't remember and doubt that I did. Well 7 years later, we rolled up to the car in their golf cart (loaded with tools and compressed air) and saw the tires were down about 1/2 pressure (they way they top off the tires as a service but did not). There was not much gas in the tank and I remember we carried a gas can down with us to make sure we could drive away. I installed the battery...... got behind the wheel....... and it turned over a few times... then WHooooooom!!!!!! The F'R STARTED RIGHT UP!!!! My father and I looked at each other and started to laugh out loud! I thought we were going to have to call a tow truck but figured we would give it a try.
The only issue with the drivability was square tires..... man those things vibrated. The tires, Goodyears, actually smoothed out fairly well during the 40 mnt drive back home. I immediately took the car to a now Nissan dealer and had the car checked out and the injectors blown out (not sure if it really needed it). The car checked out totally fine except there was a leak in the muffler.... so a new muffler and I put on new belts and hoses. But that was it.
The end of the story? Nope..... cars don't like to sit. About 30 days later I started having problems...... gaskets were leaking.... I started having all kinds of problems.... bushings went bad..... I needed the car for distance driving and couldn't count on it so I sold it...... I got only $3K for it. The car was in perfect body shape. I really should have kept it as $3K is nothing but I just had no where to store it and I didn't want to put it back into the mine.... not expensive but not cheap either.
I am not saying gas stabilizer is bunk, but my car certainly started up and ran fuel that was 7 years old!
Peace
Bruce in Philly