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Old Dec 17, 2002 | 10:58 AM
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Winter Storage for Rotary

This is the first winter I have had my 88 RX7 vert. I live in MN so no driving for several months. I plan on starting car and letting run for 30 mintues or so every month to get warmed up good. I put stabilizer in gas. I wondered if this was the best plan or should I just pull battery and leave car alone. I'm not sure what is the best for the rotary engine. Thoughts? PJ Drew
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Old Dec 18, 2002 | 12:52 AM
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it's really up to you, what you do. if you're starting every month - that's fine.

if you let it sit, my only advice would be to put some gear oil in the combustion chamber (1 to 1.5 teaspoons each) and rotate the motor by hand through a few revolutions. disconnect the battery and take it out the car.

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Old Dec 18, 2002 | 11:42 AM
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Put the car on jack stands (if you can) so that your tires dont flat spot.

I would just hook the batt up to one of those charger things. There are ones out there that are meant to maintain that batt, not neccessarily emergency charge it.
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Old Dec 22, 2002 | 03:58 PM
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Just an additional note to sunshine's comment about putting the car on jack stands: It is best to put the jackstands on the suspension components rather than on the unibody. The shocks piston rods can become pitted/damaged from being extended (exposed) for a long period of time over the winter. This may be of concern in MN. I know that it is here in NY.
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Old Dec 24, 2002 | 11:46 AM
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i just did a search for this a few days ago. thank Yayer for the info

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