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parking a car long term up on blocks....

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^ I drove my swb fj40....or was it bj.....bj always rings a bell for some reason.....around oz twice over many years.....forgot to service it.....only changed the injectors once cos had too.....sold it years later for more than I bought it.....even rolled it twice
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Change the Oil on the Blocks. Is this a piss take.Just jack the thing up.Waffle. Waffle.w00t.gif

Change the Oil on the Blocks. Is this a piss take.Just jack the thing up.Waffle. Waffle.w00t.gif

 

 

An use blocks or stands once it is in the air. If the jack fails and the vehicle is not support by other means you can become dead really quick.

 

If it's parked up for 3 years you may want to consider a fuel stabilizer to stop the fuel going off. 

 

And after 3 years of immobility the brake fluid will probably go off so be careful when you first drive it as your pedal will probably gol to the floor - may pay to bleed them before you even roll again.  You're right about the hand brake - leave it off.

 

Put something over the air intake to stop insects/rodents getting into the air system.

 

If it's not in a 100% secure environment, remove your main fuse to immobilise the engine. Get some wheel locks or you may be sans wheels when you get back.  Don't forget to secure the spare.

 

Remove the battery.  You'll probably need a new one in 3 years anyway as the old one won't take a charge unless you leave it on a computerised trickle caharger

 

 

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Change the Oil on the Blocks. Is this a piss take.Just jack the thing up.Waffle. Waffle.w00t.gif

 

 

An use blocks or stands once it is in the air. If the jack fails and the vehicle is not support by other means you can become dead really quick.

 

 

 

If you take the wheels off...not taking the wheels off.

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If it's parked up for 3 years you may want to consider a fuel stabilizer to stop the fuel going off. 

 

And after 3 years of immobility the brake fluid will probably go off so be careful when you first drive it as your pedal will probably gol to the floor - may pay to bleed them before you even roll again.  You're right about the hand brake - leave it off.

 

Put something over the air intake to stop insects/rodents getting into the air system.

 

If it's not in a 100% secure environment, remove your main fuse to immobilise the engine. Get some wheel locks or you may be sans wheels when you get back.  Don't forget to secure the spare.

 

Remove the battery.  You'll probably need a new one in 3 years anyway as the old one won't take a charge unless you leave it on a computerised trickle caharger

 

 

 

 

Its in a secure location....but nothing is 100%....but do like the idea of removing the main fuse.....where is it ?

 

Spare already secure....don't need to lock wheels as locked up in a shed with neighbours very close by that farm the land and are wandering about it every day.

 

I know upon return it will require some attention, thats a given and expected.

 

 

 

But, in relation to a post above somewhere....condensation in the tank ? That cannot be a tropical country issue surely......and a deodiser in the cab ? Why ? Not like it still gunna smell good in 3 years time.

 

 

Change the Oil on the Blocks. Is this a piss take.Just jack the thing up.Waffle. Waffle.w00t.gif

 

 

An use blocks or stands once it is in the air. If the jack fails and the vehicle is not support by other means you can become dead really quick.

 

 

 

If you take the wheels off...not taking the wheels off.

 

 

Why bother with stands then ?
 

Better make list of all things you are doing to undo in three years time.


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If it's parked up for 3 years you may want to consider a fuel stabilizer to stop the fuel going off. 

 

And after 3 years of immobility the brake fluid will probably go off so be careful when you first drive it as your pedal will probably gol to the floor - may pay to bleed them before you even roll again.  You're right about the hand brake - leave it off.

 

Put something over the air intake to stop insects/rodents getting into the air system.

 

If it's not in a 100% secure environment, remove your main fuse to immobilise the engine. Get some wheel locks or you may be sans wheels when you get back.  Don't forget to secure the spare.

 

Remove the battery.  You'll probably need a new one in 3 years anyway as the old one won't take a charge unless you leave it on a computerised trickle caharger

 

 

 

 

Its in a secure location....but nothing is 100%....but do like the idea of removing the main fuse.....where is it ?

 

Spare already secure....don't need to lock wheels as locked up in a shed with neighbours very close by that farm the land and are wandering about it every day.

 

I know upon return it will require some attention, thats a given and expected.

 

 

 

But, in relation to a post above somewhere....condensation in the tank ? That cannot be a tropical country issue surely......and a deodiser in the cab ? Why ? Not like it still gunna smell good in 3 years time.

 

I am afraid so, if you have half a tank of fuel, the other half is air. Leaving it for months on end will create condensation on a sealed tank. This is why most diesels have a water valve somewhere. Your vehicle is going to be in a shed, heating up with extreme temperatures during the day and cooling down at night. Fill it up and you wont have a problem. Up to you.

If it is Diesel the fuel will not "go off".

 

Fungus growth and water condensation. There are additives you can get to prevent/limit the growth of fungus. 

Just pay someone to go turn it over for you once a month - take off the wheels first ;)

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^^ that means giving someone the key to both the car and the shed....ain't gunna happen.

But based on those pics of front end, where to sit the blocks exactly

 

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Tell me....why cant you rev up a car, auto, when up on blocks to turn the wheels faster?

In idle fine, but a light, something like abs engaging...pops up and you cannot speed it up......can increase revs fine when not engaged normally ?

just wundrin

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