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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
9 months in storage (is there anything I can do differently next time?)
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<blockquote data-quote="Ghstrydr" data-source="post: 434675" data-attributes="member: 20118"><p>My wife and I finally made it to our place in Florida after a long wait hoping to get the COVID vaccine. That meant my '08 Jk was left sitting in the garage for 9 months. I changed the oil, cleaned both the inside and out, topped off the gas tank, hooked to a battery maintainer, and covered it. Well let me say that the JK was not happy to be woken up. The first attempt to start it ended in it cranking over and giving little sign of starting. On the second try it begin to show signs of life with a couple of sputters and then nothing. The third time was the charm, it started but ran very rough. It took a few minutes for it to finally level off and run smooth. It did not kick on the check engine light and I haven't checked for any codes, at least not yet. I am very happy its running okay, however, I'm would like to know if there is anything I could do differently when I put it back in storage when I head north in the spring? Any thoughts or suggestions?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ghstrydr, post: 434675, member: 20118"] My wife and I finally made it to our place in Florida after a long wait hoping to get the COVID vaccine. That meant my '08 Jk was left sitting in the garage for 9 months. I changed the oil, cleaned both the inside and out, topped off the gas tank, hooked to a battery maintainer, and covered it. Well let me say that the JK was not happy to be woken up. The first attempt to start it ended in it cranking over and giving little sign of starting. On the second try it begin to show signs of life with a couple of sputters and then nothing. The third time was the charm, it started but ran very rough. It took a few minutes for it to finally level off and run smooth. It did not kick on the check engine light and I haven't checked for any codes, at least not yet. I am very happy its running okay, however, I'm would like to know if there is anything I could do differently when I put it back in storage when I head north in the spring? Any thoughts or suggestions? [/QUOTE]
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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
9 months in storage (is there anything I can do differently next time?)
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