Can anyone help me with my problem? I have an 01 V-10 and I'am getting deployed in December. I need to store my V-10 for 18 months. What I thought I would do is have it stored in my garage and have my wife start it once a week for 5 or 10 minutes, then have my neighbor drive it around the block once a month. If anyone has anymore info I was appreciate it. Thanks

 

Thanks for your service to our country! and Be safe.

Please let your wife back it out of the garage when she starts it.Fumes can kill.
Fill the tank put some stabil in it.change the oil before you leave.
Maybe put a batt tender on it.
keep your insurance on it.
Again be safe over there.
Rich

 

Good Luck and Be safe over there.

Let your wife start it and let your neighbor drive it. Gotta love that one.

 

my prayers are with you.from a retired e7. watch your six closly and come home safe.

as to storeage. go to a marine store and by a big bottle of store and start. its a gas stabilizer and engine foger that will coat the cylinder walls and open valve heads to help reduce rust. pump your tires up as hard as the spec allows .
yes let your wife start it weekly but only out side. and have some one drive it a few miles also weekly so the rotors don't rust and the tires don't flat spot.

g-d be with you man, be safe

 

I'm in Iraq right now. Can't help you much with your truck storage concerns... I avoided that problem by having my wife drive the Excursion daily, and just parking her Explorer in the garage. The tires are shot on the Explorer anyway, so I don't care how flat spotted they get.

Good luck when you get over here - it's an interesting place. I'm sure Baghdad will be on your list of places to be at some point - so you'll pass through my territory.

 

Don't just have her drive it around the block, this can do more harm than good. She needs to take it on a drive long enough to let everything heat up to operating temps. Otherwise, especially in your exhaust, it will cause more condensation and rust.

If she isn't gonna drive it, change the oil, add fuel stabilizer, disconnect the battery to keep from draining it, put a rag in the intake and exhaust to keep the critters out, and if you can't get the tires off the ground, pump them up to max PSI. Also, clean the inside good, spray a little lysol on the carpet and seats, put a sunscreen in the front wondow to keep the dash, etc from fading.

I'm in Afghanistan now, my truck is on it's second iteration of sitting for 6 months, and it fired right up when I got home. No issues what so ever.

Stay safe brother. Nothing over here is worth dying for.

 

Hope all goes well with OIF, haven't been since before the war but know the situation anyhow. Also sure I'll end up following you, but as of no not for 18 months, yuck...!!!

As for your truck, hell my wife drives our '05 KR every day, get her some lessons ;-)

On a more serious note as a GI to a GI tak e alook at this website and heed it well.
I'm assuming you'll be in the area where the possibility of IUD's exist. I plan on buying one of these outfits prior to my rotation and you might toss it around too...
http://www.operation-helmet.org/

Chaz

 

UtChaz,

Save your money partner, you get issued the ACH when you go through RFI in Kuwait.

 

yes you do get the ACH when you go through RFI. I am in Baghdad right now, I will be home in a few months. I Love that new helment. It is so much more comfortable than the standerd cavalar. I dont know what eles to tell you about your truck. I have my wife driving mine once a week to work and to run around town when she needs to so I dont really worry about that. well good luck over here and be careful. The IED's are no joke. GL
Scotty

 

USA must be issuing them, the AF is still sticking with the crap we've always had.
Good to hear someone is getting it right.

Sorry about the thread hijack
Chaz

 

I am a Canadian and I have the highest regard for what you people do over there.
Be safe, come home healthy and God Bless.

 

Armynavyguy

Remember that fighting cowards who wear no uniform. is tedious, hard, and extremely dangerous work... pay attention always!

Thanks for being an American Patriot!

Your plan for the truck is good. I would add that you should run it near empty just before you deploy, and top it off with Chevron with Techron. Then add the correct quantity of Fuel Stabilizer to the fuel for either 29 or 38 gallons depending on what size you have.

Have you wife or neighbor run it up to full operating temp at least once every two weeks. While driving it, they need to exercise every feature and control: A/C, Heat, each vent position, every window and door, reverse, park, hood, every thing including radio and CD player, even moving the electric seats if equipped.

Once they run it down to half tank of fuel, it must be topped back up so water will not condense inside the tank on cold days. If it gets topped off, good idea to have appropriate amount of stabilizer added at the time of re-fuel so it mixes properly. Have them be careful with the stuff, too much is no good.

Your truck will treat you right when you return if she is treated right while you are away... while there... Focus Brother.. every single damned day, do not get complacent or lazy, or distracted, you are trained for this.

Set your wife up to be able to deal with the running of the house hold so you can FOCUS... The less distractions from back home the better... Do not forget to ensure her as often as possible, that you are alive and safe. Let her know you are in a great unit with superior Officers and NCOs... even if they suck, don't lay that crap on her.

A frightened wife back home is a monster of a distraction because your head will be about her and not your job. Thousands of your brothers and sisters have come back safe, many were just lucky and beat the odds... MOST relied on thier instincts, training, and paid attention...... and that is what it is all about!

Make us proud Soldier!

 

Lots of good advice on storage so I'll just say "good luck". Come home safe!

 

Same here. Might want to give your wife your password here so that she can check in with us if any problems pop up with the truck

Stay safe, God bless, and come home.

Thank you for your service.

 

I want to thank everyone for their advise, especially the people who have done or are doing their time. I want to let my wife drive it once a week but it is pretty tight in our garage with my truck and her 04 jeep cherokee. I might have to bite the bullet and teach her how to drive a 3/4 ton. Thanks again for all the great advise. I really appreciate it.