robin craig Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Management at work has decided to put one or more vehicles into a deep storage. Vehicles are not being used enough. We will be starting with a CVR(T) Sabre. Here is the list of items that I have considered but am looking for input from others as to additional thoughts. We will be using a 20 ft sea container as the storage device set on concrete under a lean to roof but subject to ambient air temperatures 1. remove all fuel and run engine dry add fogging agent at the end to the carb. 2 remove spark plugs and inject fogging agent 3 remove batteries 4 jack and block vehicle to stress relieve the torsion bars 5 remove all track tension 6 flush coolant system and put in new coolant for the appropriate temperature range Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jerrykins Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I'd add to your list. Replace engine lube oil & filters with new and likewise for transmission. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lauren Child Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) You could take a look at desiccant spark plugs as well. Pretty much any fluids left in can go nasty, particularly with some of the weirder additives used in special versions. That said there's an offset against letting seals etc. dry out. so you may want to monitor and drain when you need to. When it comes time to wake the vehicle back up, filler caps etc. can be insanely seized, so a bit of time spent now with some copperslip or similar will save you a bunch of heartache in the long run. Note that this advice comes from waking vehicles back up, i've not had the experience of putting them to bed myself. Edited August 8, 2015 by Lauren Child Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MatchFuzee Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 If you have a power supply, a dehumidifier would be the ultimate aid for long term storage but as your container is subject to ambient temperatures, you may need a dehumidifier that works at a lower temperature than a domestic unit will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ploughman Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Our RE ADR Heavy Plant vehicles on a RAF Station in Germany used to be, fully serviced, If Petrol this was drained, Diesel was filled, the machine bagged up in a very big rubber bag, placed on axle stands, batteries removed, all sharp edges padded, bag sealed and dehumidifier switched on. These machines were often left untouched for up to 7 years and started again on replacing the batteries with no great difficulty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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robin craig
Management at work has decided to put one or more vehicles into a deep storage. Vehicles are not being used enough.
We will be starting with a CVR(T) Sabre.
Here is the list of items that I have considered but am looking for input from others as to additional thoughts.
We will be using a 20 ft sea container as the storage device set on concrete under a lean to roof but subject to ambient air temperatures
1. remove all fuel and run engine dry add fogging agent at the end to the carb.
2 remove spark plugs and inject fogging agent
3 remove batteries
4 jack and block vehicle to stress relieve the torsion bars
5 remove all track tension
6 flush coolant system and put in new coolant for the appropriate temperature range
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