I will be leaving for Germany in May. Now i will be putting my 12inch Rize lift on and etc before i leave. Then while im gone the mods are gonna be put on hold and the truck will be paid off the first year im gone. Then i will be buying more parts for the truck to have put on or put into the storage bay for me to put on when i get back.

I need opinions here on exactly how to preserve the engine and truck. Again the truck will be in a dry storage with a garage door and locked. Would it be better to dis connect a lot of things and etc and leave it sit or to just take off the tires and put it on blocks but have someone start it once a month? Just give me some ideas here guys and what i should do.

NO IM NOT SELLING THE TRUCK. GOT TOO MUCH MONEY INVESTED IN THIS THING AND ITS MY FIRST TRUCK IVE PAID FOR MYSELF. IM TURNING IT INTO A SHOW TRUCK BC I WILL BE BUYING A SUPERDUTY AND STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN WHEN I GET BACK FROM GERMANY.

 

I think you'd be better off removing the tires or putting some used tires on it for storage. Unless you have someone drive it periodically, I think big rubber can develop permanent flat spots. You should use a gas stabilizer and drive it so you're sure it's in the fuel rail when you park it, but you don't want to store it with much gas in the tank. Putting fresh gas in it when you return will help dilute the gas that's gone bad. You might want to consider putting the battery on a battery maintainer. Either that or count on installing new one when your return. If you have someone you can trust, it's probably best to let someone drive it a couple times a month.

 

If you plan on keeping those tires on, jack it off the ground. Place the stand or block on the controls arms. Dont let the suspension hang. old tires is agood option to though.

Run fuel stabiliazer in the tank and FILL it. Teperature differences and moisture will develop condesation in the tank. If its full the problem will be less. Yes the quality will degrade but it better then water developing in your tank and rusting out components.

Give it a fresh oil change right before you store it. Disconnect the battery. If its going to be stored for three years then starting once a month for a few minutes is not going to do anything.

 

I kept a 92 Mustang in storage for almost 2 years when I went to Japan. I changed the oil, filled the tank with gas, put it on blocks, and gave the battery away when it went in storage. When I came back, I put in fuel stabilizer, changed the oil, installed a new battery, aired up the tires, and primed the oil through the distributor hole. She cranked up the first time and purred like a kitten. Is there any way to prime these engines?

Instead of having someone start it once a month, remove the spark plugs a couple times a year then spray in some fogging oil and roll the engine over a couple times.

Also cover up the exhaust, intake, and anyother place you don't want rodents getting into.

 

defiantly top off all fluids change oil, fill gas tank add a stabilizer. If you still have the stock rims and tires I'd put them on because of flat spotting.
Thanks for serving and stay save out there

 

Well i dont have any stock tires and rims laying around. I dont think the truck even had them on there haha. So i guess if anyone is willing to donate some tires and rims for me then be my guest ...

So im getting mixed things here about my truck. What is the best?

Again it will be roughly 3 yrs till i get back too it maybe less. When i get deployed again and i go on r.r i will be coming back to it to start it again and etc. Then leave it again.

Battery will most likely be dead by time i get back. So be it i dont care

Put it on jack stands and not have anyone start it or anything. Throw some fuel stabilizer in the tank and fill it all the way up? Dont let the tires hang freely by putting the jack stands underneath the control arms. Change oils before going into storage. Now saying that exactly what oils? Put some mothballs inside the cab or some Irish spring soap to keep the critters out. Im more worried about the engine itself i guess. Running strong when i get back just as it is now.

 

I really don't know bout jacking the truck up, but change the engine oil and make sure all other fluids are full. U do want to have the gas tank full so there's less room for condensation.

 

ok sounds good

 

Just leave me your keys, I'll take care of it for ya!

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The gas tank is plastic. Condensation is not an issue. Gas will turn to varnish in 3 years. Good luck burning 30 gallons of that.

 

thats what the stabilizer is for. Read the article posted by tlmustang92 it says fill the gas tank.

 

Idk if i could really trust stabilizer keeping the fuel that good for 3 years but i guess i could be wrong

 

I had it in my mustang for 2 years and it burned fine.

 

^ no you shouldn't trust it for 3 years. The "BEST" thing to do, is to let someone truck sit for you. Take it out and drive it once or twice a month. And not just to the store and back.

 

Stabilizer is to keep the gas from turning to varnish. I've seen stabilized gas turn to varnish in less than a year. A lot has to do with the storage facility. The issue with condensation is rust in the tank. Plastic doesn't rust. Given that and knowing stabilizer can't prevent gas from breaking down, I'd leave as little fuel as I could in the tank.