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how long can u let a rx7 set unstarted with out rotor freezing

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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 09:32 PM
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how long can u let a rx7 set unstarted with out rotor freezing

i have a gtus 89 that i start once a week it his 116000 miles on it but its covered up to the roof in snow and i cant get to it for another week or so is this safe i heard some people say that the rotor freezing if u dont start over a month or so so if any one can help me with this thanks in advance bigtwan25
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 09:39 PM
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I have a 88 AE that sits in a warehouse. Sometimes it goes a month or two without being started. I know i should start it more often; but i have not had any problems with rotors freezing up. So in your case a couple weeks isnt going to hurt anything.
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 10:07 PM
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Up to the roof in snow? Damn that sucks. It would be great if you had a remote starter/kill switch and you could actually fire it up. It would make for a damn good thread.
A car being kept in a warehouse and another up to the roof in snow is a pretty big difference. If it was my car I would be digging down to the rear hatch and get in it and try to get it started.
But then again us Texan's are not experts in the area of dealing with snow Good luck bro.
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 10:16 PM
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Hey, couple weeks ago, it actually did snow in Texas... granted, it only lasted until sun up. My car had been sitting for over a year until I finally got around to starting it. I did do the ATF treatment on it, though.
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 10:41 PM
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ok any one else know anything about these
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 10:45 PM
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stop being a lazy *** and dig your out your door, open it up, start it, and let it idle.

Thats what i did.
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Old Feb 19, 2003 | 12:09 AM
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I have left my vert as long as 8 months without starting it. Each time I come back to it I just do the unflooding process to start it.

It sits through cold Alaskan winters BTW.

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Old Feb 19, 2003 | 05:12 AM
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ok cool thanks for the info guys
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