[Mini] Storing a Mini

[G von Hoegen]

Hi Jeff,
Wouldn't have bothered with the stabilizer. Just drain the few litres and use them to light the Barbie or put them on the diesel in winter.

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    On Monday, 3 August 2020, 19:28:04 CEST, Jeff Fenwick <jfenwick1 at cogeco.ca> wrote:  
 
 Hope everyone is managing as well as possible in these pandemic times. Have really enjoyed the flurry of activity on this list recently! I have decided I won’t be running my “daily driver” Mini this year. I am fortunate to be able to work from home a lot of the time, and to be honest sometimes a week goes by that I don’t drive at all, and I have to remember to take my Nissan out to knock the rust off the discs after it rains. When I put the car away for the winter (dry garage), I changed the oil, washed and waxed, put it on stands for a nut-and-bolt check, greased, put 2 teaspoons of oil in each cylinder and cranked over, and disconnected the battery. Here’s what I thought to do once a month:- turn the engine and wheels by hand a few revolutions- steering lock to lock- operate throttle, brakes, clutch, gearshift and handbrake- operate all switches- make brmm, brmm noises while doing this- trickle charge the battery for a day What about the petrol? Tank is full and I put in stabilizer but a year from now, I suppose it will not be so good? Cheers, Jeff    _______________________________________________
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