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va72mlibu
06-30-2009, 03:05 PM
Hey all,

Uncle Sam is sending me to sunny Afghanistan to "get to know" some of the local Taliban, so I'm getting my hot rod ready for a year of beauty sleep. I have a few questions on the best way to make sure everything stays tip-top while I'm gone. So far, I've run down the gas tank to near-empty and was planning on putting in a can of Sta-bil. Secondly will wash and wax the car and it will be covered the whole time. Plan on disconnecting the battery completely. Last thing is to put the car on jackstands. I will pull the wheels off and I've heard it's best to keep the weight on the springs, so where should I put the jackstands? Is it ok to put them under the front A-Arms (I have tubulars) and the rear end housing (Currie 9-inch)?

Any other advice is welcome. Thanks!
slck6t9
06-30-2009, 04:51 PM
Eric,

When I went to Korea for a year I bought a bad to zip mine up in that required dessicant crystal canisters .http://www.carbag.com/products/products.html I filled mine up and put gas treatment in the tank. I also disconnected the battery but I left my tires on and had no problems. After I returned and unzipped the bag, I was just how I left it nice and clean and fired right up. Such a small amount to pay for piece of mind. Hope this helps and good luck.
waynieZ
06-30-2009, 05:30 PM
In the boating stores you can get some of the dessicant slck6t9 mentioned you can open the container and place it in the car to keep the moisture down.
Stay Safe.
va72mlibu
06-30-2009, 07:02 PM
I filled mine up and put gas treatment in the tank.

Haven't bought the gas treatment yet...you add it to a full tank?

Too late to get the bag...short notice TDY enroute to theater. I'm at Ft Hood though, so not a ton of humidity.
brian mc
06-30-2009, 07:47 PM
Yeah stabil works good. make sure after you add it to the tank that you run your car for a bit to get that good fuel through the rest of the system..
Joel145
06-30-2009, 07:52 PM
Haven't bought the gas treatment yet...you add it to a full tank?

Too late to get the bag...short notice TDY enroute to theater. I'm at Ft Hood though, so not a ton of humidity.

you want to keep the tank full (with treatment) because you already have some moisture in your tank and it may start corroding your tank( happened to my 73 F100). Then again Im in Fl and we have ton of moisture here.
slck6t9
06-30-2009, 07:53 PM
Yep I added mine to a full tank. And do make sure you do like brian mc said run it through the system.