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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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460 sitting up?

aight when i get this thing running right this truck will be sitting 3 weeks or more at a time before being run.....will it crank when i need it to?
 
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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it should as long as you got a good battery and cables... and if its maintained it should start everytime
 
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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It wouldn't hurt to throw a battery tender on it if it's going to be sitting.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by master_mechanic
it should as long as you got a good battery and cables... and if its maintained it should start everytime
Make sure you dont have any electrical drains either. My truck tends to sit for a month at a time now and then and always starts up. My mustang can sit for 6 months or more, and always fires right up as well.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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my vehicles that sit for a while i use a little solar cell that conects to the battery and put the solar cell on the dash. keeps the battery charged. i use these because the are cheap and i don't have to run extension cords from my shop to my vehicles. good luck
 
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 10:20 PM
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Yep forgot about them too.

I have one that has suction cups on it and plugs into the cigarette lighter. Many car dealers use them on their lots.

That's were I got mine from for free. It came with my Jetta and they were going to throw it away.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 06:20 AM
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aight i was thinkin it would put out when called on.... but what would cause the oil to smell like gas?
 
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 04:40 PM
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 07:20 PM
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how bad? it didnt do it untill i changed the oil.. i put castrol 10w40 in there with a stp oil filter it does have a big carb so maybe to high fuel pressure?
 
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Stuck float, blow by or a bad fuel pump just to name a few.
 
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