If by laying one up, you mean more than a winter storage, I would change all fluids, completely clean the engine compartment and underside of any dirt that could hold moisture, wash/wax the exterior, and treat the leather with hide food. I would fill the tank up, ensuring the gas has NO ethanol in it, along with an added fuel stabilizer. Drive the car until it is HOT, not run it in the driveway. Put it away, hot and dry. Over inflate the tires to prevent flat spotting, and use a light cotton dust car cover. Make sure the garage is dry. Once stored, plug openings like exhaust or intake, to prevent mice from getting in. Stick a checklist on the steering wheel, remind you of what to do, like removing the blocks from the tailpipe before you start it again. Remove battery, and put it on a trickle charger. Don't store with the emergency brake on, or in a garage that has a clothes dryer in it.
Even doing all this, gaskets, seals, etc will deteriorate much faster than if the car is kept in service. I don't like to occasionally start a car, unless you can get EVERYTHING hot again, which you can never just running it in the driveway, without a proper load on it. Some climates require cars to be stored for the winter. Long term storage is never appreciated by an car, or mechanical machine. Storing them improperly for extended periods, turns them into parts cars, or worse. At best, they become cars you're always chasing problems with. Damp gets in, grounds corrode, and you're forever chasing electrical problems. And it only gets worse. If a car is going to sit for a few years, you have to ask yourself why you're keeping it. Sell it, and when you're ready to drive one again, buy one that's been in constant use, and maintained. You can get an old stored car going again, but they're never the same, I don't care what anyone says. Ed 300E On 13 June 2010 21:24, John Reames <jwrea...@comcast.net> wrote: > I mean if you are laying one up, how do you go about ensuring you won't > have crap build up? > > I'd guess change out brake fluid, new M1 oil, new coolant and drain the > gas/run it until it stops would be my bet... > > -- > John W Reames > jwrea...@comcast.net > Home: +14106646986 > Mobile: +14437915905 > > On Jun 13, 2010, at 15:25, E M <pokieba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If it has sat outdoors for a few years, part it out. Sell what you can >> off >> it, scrap the rest. It will just be one pain after another. Destine to >> be >> one of those project, that just keeps on taking. >> >> Ed >> 300E >> >> On 13 June 2010 15:13, John Reames <jwrea...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> What should you do? Pinch off the fuel supply and let it drain, or is >>> there >>> a drain on it? >>> >>> -- >>> John W Reames >>> jwrea...@comcast.net >>> Home: +14106646986 >>> Mobile: +14437915905 >>> >>> On Jun 13, 2010, at 14:19, Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net> wrote: >>> >>> Put in 5 gallons of fresh premium, charge the battery, add a full bottle >>> >>>> of RedLine or Shell Tekron injector cleaner (the others don't work as >>>> well) >>>> and jumper the fuel pump relay for an hour or so. This will flush the >>>> fuel >>>> distributor and the lines of the slime from the dead gas (mostly >>>> detergent >>>> and other additives, the gasoline is long gone). >>>> >>>> Then try to start it. Probably run like crud for a while until the >>>> fresh >>>> gas gets all the way down the injector lines. Once it runs fairly well, >>>> drive it to the gas station and fill it up. Should be OK unless the >>>> fuel >>>> distributor diaphragm has acquired corrosion holes and it floods out. >>>> That >>>> is the main reason you should never let a K-Jet sit with dead gas in it, >>>> it >>>> often kills the fuel distribultor. >>>> >>>> Peter >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
