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floating charge battery buddy?
Posted by JohnB (more from JohnB) on Tue, 5 Feb 2002 08:05:53
In Reply to: Help with things to do for 5 month storage for my car.., Jake
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, Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:46:22
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ILO 'trickle charger.'
'Battery Buddy' is a trademark I believe and they work very well. They don't continuously charge the battery..let's the battery self discharge (and it WILL, figure 30% minimum in 30 days!) some percentage and then brings it back up.
I like the odor eaters (what, charcoal in them?) available in auto stores and/or a marine dessicant (close the doors, roll up windows...block off the air intakes under the hood for both the engine and the cabin and the cabin exhaust air vents (use duct tape)). Wouldn't hurt to clean/slather the leather seats with Lexol cleaner/conditioner and the dashtop too. There are also mild "dehumidifiers" that can be left in the car, they use maybe 15-40 watts and are essentially heating plates that keep small areas like closets at lower humidity.
Some people like to put a dessicant bag in the exhaust pipe and plug the pipe with a tennis ball or somesuch cap.
Although 5 months is not long, it wouldn't hurt the engine to fog it with marine storage oil....pull plugs, squirt fog oil and turn engine over and replace plugs. When you start the car the oil burns off.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Help with things to do for 5 month storage for my car.., Jake
, Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:46:22- Change th OIL!!!!. n/m, pursang, Tue, 5 Feb 2002 13:00:33
- floating charge battery buddy?, JohnB, Tue, 5 Feb 2002 08:05:53 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Help with things to do for 5 month storage for my car.., Dick in Falls Church, Mon, 4 Feb 2002 22:38:22
- Otago, Jo K, Mon, 4 Feb 2002 17:59:20
- Re: Help with things to do for 5 month storage for my car.., Graham, Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:52:03
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