Long Term Jeep Storage

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05-11-2010, 05:10 PM
85cj7

Long Term Jeep Storage

I'm going to be putting the cj into storage for about 13 months. I will be renting a storage unit around here (B/CS area). If anyone has any ideas on how to properly preserve it while it is in storage please chime in and let me know if I am forgetting anything.

-Clean interior
-Wash/Wax exterior paint
-Fill gas tank and add fuel stabilizer
-Remove battery
-Condition vinyl seats and cover with seat covers
-Place jeep on jack stands
-Check quality of anti-freeze and adjust
-Replace engine oil and filter
-Condition tires
-Remove spark plugs and spray some kind of fogging oil (recommendations?), re-install plugs
-Check all fluid levels (diffs, trans, t-case, steering, brakes, clutch)
-Place moisture absorbing packets (silica product) around engine compartment and interior
-Rat poison (necessary in a storage lot?)
-Any other recommendations?
05-11-2010, 05:13 PM
85cj7

this is what i was thinking for moisture control
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...classNum=10701

and maybe something like this to keep the cylinders lubricated
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/fog.aspx
05-11-2010, 05:17 PM
J Cooper

Pull behind Dexter and leave country! :flipoff2:
05-11-2010, 05:42 PM
uglyota

1) Go to 47 this weekend and roll that ho
2) Sell to insurance company
3) Store money in bank. Free storage!
05-11-2010, 06:28 PM
AggieTJ2007

I would winterize the motor like you would a boat motor. Even with fuel stabilizer you are probably have to drain the tank when you get home. gas doesn't keep for very long anymore even with stabalizer
05-11-2010, 06:37 PM
Seth

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Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007

I would winterize the motor like you would a boat motor. Even with fuel stabilizer you are probably have to drain the tank when you get home. gas doesn't keep for very long anymore even with stabalizer

exactly what i was going to say.
05-11-2010, 11:32 PM
DRAGOONRANCH

Find out about the insurance for the lot, or make sure your insurance will cover theft/vandalism.

What do you plan on doing w/ the battery once you remove it?

Indoor or outdoor storage lot? Either way, rat poison would be a smart move me thinks.
05-12-2010, 01:00 AM
AggieTJ2007

whatever you do don't set the battery on the concrete it will kill it
05-12-2010, 01:36 AM
robertf03

riiiiiight.....
05-12-2010, 09:18 AM
AggieTJ2007

What wants to take bets on how many tires are flat when he opens the storage unit back up
05-12-2010, 09:21 AM
uglyota

5!
05-12-2010, 09:37 AM
TMatheaus

is there going to be a cover over the jeep besides the metal storage?

what i have heard seen before on the moisture issue is to take a bag of charcoal, lay it down, split the bag open and spread the bricks over the split paper. this is used more so when boats are covered up in the winter time
05-12-2010, 10:40 AM
85cj7

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH

Find out about the insurance for the lot, or make sure your insurance will cover theft/vandalism.

What do you plan on doing w/ the battery once you remove it?

Indoor or outdoor storage lot? Either way, rat poison would be a smart move me thinks.

I think homeowners insurance should protect it while it there, but I will def. check.

Throw away the battery and get a new one when I come back.

Indoor storage lot, 10'x15'=small one car garage
05-12-2010, 10:41 AM
85cj7

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Originally Posted by uglyota

5!

jokes on you, I don't have a spare!
05-12-2010, 10:42 AM
85cj7

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMatheaus

is there going to be a cover over the jeep besides the metal storage?

what i have heard seen before on the moisture issue is to take a bag of charcoal, lay it down, split the bag open and spread the bricks over the split paper. this is used more so when boats are covered up in the winter time

I wasn't planning on a car cover, but I could invest in one. Think it is necessary?

The charcoal doesn't absorb moisture just helps with odors caused by moisture.
05-12-2010, 10:46 AM
agjohn02

antifreeze, jackstands, remove battery and rat poison. all the rest is overkill/unecessary.
05-12-2010, 10:47 AM
agjohn02

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Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007

whatever you do don't set the battery on the concrete it will kill it

:rolleyes:
05-12-2010, 10:50 AM
uglyota

Is there nobody you trust enough to let them use it for the year? It's a nice, dependable rig, right? Surely you know someone who's gonna have to start commuting to a parking garage and doesn't have a dependable car?
That storage unit is gonna run you like 2k and it'll be better to have someone fire it up and drive it around from time to time.
Oh and I would go with moth balls rather than rat poison
05-12-2010, 10:55 AM
85cj7

While I sit here wearing my tin foil helmet and contemplating JFK's assassination I can't think of another human soul I would trust with it (especially in TAMOR).
05-12-2010, 10:56 AM
uglyota

Oh hell no for sure not one of these guys! :D
05-12-2010, 11:40 AM
sam_hodnett

Quote:

Originally Posted by 85cj7

While I sit here wearing my tin foil helmet and contemplating JFK's assassination I can't think of another human soul I would trust with it (especially in TAMOR).

PICK ME, PICK ME!!!!!!!!!
05-12-2010, 11:43 AM
Eckert

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Originally Posted by sam_hodnett

PICK ME, PICK ME!!!!!!!!!

Jeep fag :flipoff2:
05-12-2010, 12:57 PM
Sparling

I'd offer, but I'd rather drive a broke ford than wave a gay flag around at everybody.
05-12-2010, 04:08 PM
KrazyKarl02

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Originally Posted by Sparling

I'd offer, but I'd rather drive a broke ford than wave a gay flag around at everybody.

Ahh, the new guy gets a dig! Excellent...
05-12-2010, 05:25 PM
TexTJ209

Quote:

Originally Posted by agjohn02

:rolleyes:

What, you don't still use 1930s battery technology?
05-12-2010, 05:42 PM
robertf03

in the southern hemisphere concrete charges batteries
05-16-2010, 09:16 AM
73bronco

only thing I did when I went to Australia for a year was put in fuel stabilizer. I had to put a new battery in it when I got back but it fired right up the first try. Not even a flat tire!

And if Sophia is staying at the Old Jersey house why not just store it under he car port?
05-16-2010, 07:05 PM
85cj7

Quote:

Originally Posted by 73bronco

only thing I did when I went to Australia for a year was put in fuel stabilizer. I had to put a new battery in it when I got back but it fired right up the first try. Not even a flat tire!

And if Sophia is staying at the Old Jersey house why not just store it under he car port?

holy **** if you are alive please call me. i have been trying to get a hold of you forever.
05-17-2010, 01:04 AM
73bronco

haha, my job got pushed back. I'll be back home on the 20th bar any terrorists or volcanos
05-17-2010, 11:12 AM
breckboarder55

Quote:

Originally Posted by 85cj7

While I sit here wearing my tin foil helmet and contemplating JFK's assassination I can't think of another human soul I would trust with it (especially in TAMOR).

Sofia, Garrett, family, etc. I'm sure someone would be willing to take care of it, that you actually trust.

Just put it in storage and ask someone to drive it around the block once a week, adding gas as needed. Shouldn't be that hard.

Oh, and trickle charger for the battery.