My friend asked me some uestions for when his dad puts his 1994 RX-7 into winter storage. Well since I don't know much about FDs, I figure you guys could help.
Do you have to do anything after disconnecting the battery on a 1994 rx7. Like does it reset or mess with the computer and stuff? What about for long times of being disconnected?
Do u have to let it idle or something to let the engine re-gather information or what
Thanks guys

 

Node, When I put my car away for the winter I don't disconnect the battery I just attatch a trickle charger on it. This will maintain a charge on the battery and allow me to quickly start the car up every 2 weeks. While it is running I also run the AC for a little while cause I hear the compressor seals can get funny from long periods of non use. The car us usually up off the ground to the wheels don't get flat spots and I have a full tank of gas with fuel stablizer in it. Also check for little animals living in the engine compartment. (it may happen) There are a bunch of other things you should do like fresh oil change before and after, keep it covered, throw in a bag of dessicant inside, bla bla.

I'm still driving the car (had it out Sunday) It may be a short winter, It's been a long fall!

Jim in PA

 

Jim, you gotta take me for a ride in it sometime.
BTW, the FD I am talking about is one of the rare FDs in our area. My friend lives in collier.
Anyways, you still need that room on my @home server?
Becuase @home went bankrupt, and I have AT@T BI, which has 10mb, just PM me and I will get you another account that this time will stay, and I will find you that program to compress your pictures.

 

cmon guys, anyone have an answer for my question?!?

 

Node, there's no problem with disconnecting the battery. I follow this guildline, and it worked great last year.

http://www.rx7turboturbo.com/robrobi...er_storage.htm

I didn't raise up the car or anything, and i didn't get any flat spots. I've been thinking about doing the ATF trick instead of overnight...over WINTER That oughtta clean the hell outta it. Hope this helps.
~Tom

 

The clock resets if you remove the battery...thats the only thing I know of that gets affected if you disconnect the battery

 

I've got an aftermarket alarm that goes off after you reconnect the battery.... pretty annoying.

 

trickle charger? Where can I get one?

 

hardware store? or somewhere that carries car batteries? c'mon, use your head kenny.
~Tom

 

also if you have the security code enabled on the radio then you will have to put this in to play the radio when you reconnect the battery. I bought mine used and so I didn't know the code. I took it to the dealer and they fixed it for free.

 

OK same question as NODE but with a power FC. Any harm in disconnecting the battery? Do you have to go through the 20 minute idle thing again?