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    From AK@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 25 21:21:32 2023
    I will be homeless next week.

    What can I do to preserve my car when I leave it at a friends house?

    I think it will not be there more than 2 months.

    Thanks,
    Andy

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  • From AMuzi@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 26 08:57:05 2023
    On 4/25/2023 11:21 PM, AK wrote:
    I will be homeless next week.

    What can I do to preserve my car when I leave it at a friends house?

    I think it will not be there more than 2 months.

    Thanks,
    Andy


    I would not expect any problems just parking it with a full
    tank. (near-empty tanks will have moisture problems over
    time). Some modern cars will have background electrical
    drain so starting it, running it to operating temperature
    once a month is a help.

    --
    Andrew Muzi
    <www.yellowjersey.org/>
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971

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  • From Scott Dorsey@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Wed Apr 26 21:52:25 2023
    In article <[email protected]>,
    AK <[email protected]> wrote:
    I will be homeless next week.

    What can I do to preserve my car when I leave it at a friends house?

    I think it will not be there more than 2 months.

    Give your friend the keys and have him drive it every weekend for a couple miles.

    Make sure he does not live in a neighborhood where people routinely steal
    or destroy cars.
    --scott
    --
    "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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  • From Paul in Houston TX@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 26 20:24:28 2023
    AK wrote:
    I will be homeless next week.

    What can I do to preserve my car when I leave it at a friends house?

    I think it will not be there more than 2 months.

    Thanks,
    Andy

    IMO, 2 months is nothing to worry about.
    Take the battery out and have your friend keep it.
    It may need a a jump start and drive cycle when started back up but in
    the meantime it will be difficult for the gang bangers to steal.

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