Taking the Ram out of storage
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Taking the Ram out of storage
Hey all,
Been a while since ive been on the site, hope everyone is doing well. I posted a thread last year about winterizing my truck, and now i am looking for some more advice with regards to de-winterization (not sure if that is a techinical term but i think you all get the point). I have never winterized a vehicle(for this amount of time), so im just looking for some insight from people on procedures for taking the vehicle out of storage and potential problems that i may have in the 1st 1000 miles or so. A little info about the vehicle and what i did to store it:
2000 Ram 5.2l w/ 90k miles.
Prior to storage- Oil change , About 1/4 of fuel in tank with stabilizer added, battery disconnected and removed. Coolant flush, new coolant added. Air box taped/sealed up. 3 x moisture absorber can things in the cab.
Length of storage: 1 year/stored outside, uncovered, in Louisiana.
I should be redeploying here in a few months so i just want to make sure i dont EF up anything when i go to crank it over for the first time.
Moderators: Apologize in advance for being lazy and not surfing the vast knowledge base that is "DODGEFORUM.com" to see if this was posted anywhere else, but if need be you can tell me STFU and refer to this link. Dont worry i wont take it personal.
Been a while since ive been on the site, hope everyone is doing well. I posted a thread last year about winterizing my truck, and now i am looking for some more advice with regards to de-winterization (not sure if that is a techinical term but i think you all get the point). I have never winterized a vehicle(for this amount of time), so im just looking for some insight from people on procedures for taking the vehicle out of storage and potential problems that i may have in the 1st 1000 miles or so. A little info about the vehicle and what i did to store it:
2000 Ram 5.2l w/ 90k miles.
Prior to storage- Oil change , About 1/4 of fuel in tank with stabilizer added, battery disconnected and removed. Coolant flush, new coolant added. Air box taped/sealed up. 3 x moisture absorber can things in the cab.
Length of storage: 1 year/stored outside, uncovered, in Louisiana.
I should be redeploying here in a few months so i just want to make sure i dont EF up anything when i go to crank it over for the first time.
Moderators: Apologize in advance for being lazy and not surfing the vast knowledge base that is "DODGEFORUM.com" to see if this was posted anywhere else, but if need be you can tell me STFU and refer to this link. Dont worry i wont take it personal.