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| My car's AC doesn't perform well after sitting under the sun and during hot days | 15Relevance | 5 years ago | jaydac12 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| My car's AC doesn't perform well after sitting under the sun and during hot days. It needs to be driven in the highway or at least in faster speeds before it starts to get cool. However, it does perform seemingly well during evening or early in morning. Mechanic already installed new compressor(due to leaks), new expansion valve(due to blockage), and new evaporator(due to leaks and old age). Only thing that hasn't been replaced is the condenser. The blower fan also blows every 15-20 seconds or so and my mechanic leak tested the system and found nothing. My c ... | |||||
| Starting a Carburated Engine that's been Sitting | 17Relevance | 6 years ago | Justin Shepherd | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I started working on getting the carburated Pontiac V8 engine that's in a 1979 Catalina ready to start again after sitting for at least 5 years. I want it to be as gentle as possible on the engine, as it's sat outside the whole time. I'm going to take the plugs out of each cylinder and add either a small amount of motor oil to them, or spray PB Blaster in there so the piston rings and cylinder walls will have some lubricant after sitting for so long. Which would be better to use? Also planning on siphoning old fuel out of the tank, and removing it fro ... | |||||
| Answer to: Sitting Car for 6 years. | 16Relevance | 6 years ago | Glen_stet | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| If it has been sitting for 6 years, there's a good chance you won't be able to get it running well enough to drive 20 miles without doing the gas drain and refill first. Gosh knows what that deteriorated gas did to the fuel injection system. The brake discs might be rusted enough that braking might be a problem, too. The tires are probably questionable. I'd tow it, as it would probably take a fair bit of work to make it safe to drive. I imagine that the car is not properly licensed and insured at this point, too. If you or some other member of the family i ... | |||||
| Answer to: Car Maintenance | 16Relevance | 3 years ago | MountainManJoe | How-to | |
| Storage cars like to be driven. cars were designed with regular driving in mind. sitting parked is the worst thing for a car. They need the heat and movement and lubrication to maintain good function. That being said, there are some things you can do to make storage easier on a car. The amount of prep needed will vary according to how long the vehicle will be parked. Preparation: Fuel & fluids Put some fresh oil in the engine before storing the vehicle. You don't want the dirty, contaminated stuff sitting in there a long time. Make sure t ... | |||||
| Answer to: Car sitting low, rough ride | 14Relevance | 6 years ago | toyotagrl | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| The primary job of springs, is to hold up the weight the vehicle and its cargo. The primary job of struts and shocks is to hold the tire in contact with the road and soften the ride quality. Struts are a combination of the two, but the functions are still the same. The car sitting very low is likely the springs being shot, and the rough ride your struts and shocks. Not surprised given you're in India and from what I've seen the roads are pretty bad there. Scotty doesn't particularly like Monroe or Gabriel, he goes for KYB, but you may be limited to what is a ... | |||||
| Scotty, or MOPAR fans. FREE 1996 Chrysler Concorde with 44k ORIGINAL miles. Save it! 3.5HO + Leather | 17Relevance | 5 years ago | JasonLongIslandE46 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... himself or gives it away...anything would make me happy if this car was driven again. Onto the details: My grandmother passed away in 2018. This was her vehicle, which she (clearly) used sparingly for the 22 years she and my grandfather owned it. This is a single owner vehicle (two, if you count me, her grandson, who the car was left to). I will start off with what is wrong with the car. I know Scotty hates mysteries. I will leave nothing to the imagination and own up to my one error that got me here. The vehicle overheated in 2017, with a pool of c ... | |||||
| Answer to: Sitting Car for 6 years. | 14Relevance | 6 years ago | billybob | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Scotty has a video on getting a car going that has been sitting for years. One thing to look out for is siezed wheels. It could have failed emissions for pretty much any component of the EVAP system so don't replace catalytic converters until you know for sure that it is the issue. | |||||
| How often should I start and drive my car when it's sitting in storage? | 14Relevance | 6 years ago | Timothy | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| My car is sitting in the garage until August. I was wondering how often I should move it a bit to make sure it doesn't sit idle for too long. | |||||
| Risk: buying new car sitting on lot for 1.5 year | 14Relevance | 2 years ago | Ahmad Tarik | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi Scotty, I found a new 2024 Nissan Titan, but I have a concern. The truck was produced in 08/2023 and has been sitting at the dealership for 15 months with less than 10 miles on it. I’m wondering if this long storage time might have caused damage to the tires, seals, or fluids. Seal damage is my biggest concern since it has not been lubricated during this time. Please let me know your thoughts? Regards, Ahmad | |||||
| Sitting Car for 6 years. | 16Relevance | 6 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| A few months ago a wrote asking for suggestions on the potential of reviving a car sitting for the last 6 years, specifically a Mazda Tribute first generation. I got more details. And perhaps this will change the prognosis for the vehicle. A family meme we gave it to another a family in need. The Gifter gave of for free, with the stipulation that it is as is, and the Giftee takes care of all maintenance. After a year or two of driving it the Giftee let it sit. The reason?! Because it wouldn’t pass emissions. The Giftee wants to take it back, and try to ... | |||||
| Started a car that was sitting a year or 2 | 16Relevance | 5 years ago | FadedK | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Ok so i recently had to move a 1997 ford thunderbird 4.6L Automatic Transmission with 240,000 miles that had been sitting for a year or 2 (dont know exactly) so i put in a battery and cranked it up. At first it didn't want to start so i gave it some gas and then boom fired up, it ran really ruff at first almost dying out if i didn't keep feeding it gas. Finally it started to idle normally so i decided to drive it around the block a few times, i got around once and the car felt good, then i heard a slight rattling under the car(sounded like a diesel engine) a ... | |||||
| Coolant leak after car sat for over a year | 15Relevance | 2 years ago | ericg7769 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I have a 1996 Toyota Corolla base model sedan, automatic transmission (270,000 miles) The car has been sitting for little more than a year now, and want to start it back up. When we started it up a year ago after sitting long also, the bottom of the car was spilling coolant underneath like a fountain. The water pump was fixed previously to the sitting abandoned. Can this be a broken hose underneath? We do have rodents in the area. Also, given the age of the car and milage of the transmission, should we change the transmission fluid. And lastly, what type of ... | |||||
| How do I start up a 1980 Ford Fairmont that has been sitting outside for years? | 15Relevance | 3 years ago | Wallum | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I would like to start up my 1980 Ford Fairmont sedan that has been sitting outdoors in South Dakota for 17 years, where the winter tends to be cold and the summer hot. The car has an inline 6-cylinder engine, a one-barrel carburetor, and automatic C4 transmission. When I got the car in 1999, the odometer read about 60,000 miles. Currently, it reads about 140,000 miles. Before storage, it was running well, and I had replaced all the fluids and filters. However, I did not otherwise prepare the car for storage, such as adding a fuel stabilizer. Recently, I did ... | |||||
| How do I start a car that has been sitting | 14Relevance | 4 years ago | wilsonmatthew2011 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hello, I just recently purchased a 1987 Honda Accord LXI four-door sedan. It has 129,000 miles on it. It's been sitting for a while and I would like to know the steps to take to get it started and running. Thank you for your help. Have a great day. | |||||
| I want to get my car running again after sitting for 30 months | 14Relevance | 4 years ago | Dan453 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi Scotty, I have a 03 Toyota v6 auto Tacoma Prerunner which was sitting for 2 1/2 because of health problems. Besides changing all fluids/plugs/belts/filters/battery, should I drop the fuel tank which is 3/4 full? all hghway 233,000 miles. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. Dan | |||||