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| Brought my Fiero out of a 15 year storage (Page 1/4) |
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CoolBlue87GT
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DEC 01, 12:21 PM
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I had some extra time and brought my car out of storage. Last time had it out was around 2010.
Overall it wasn't to dirty, was expecting much worse.[This message has been edited by CoolBlue87GT (edited 12-01-2024).]
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cliffw
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DEC 01, 05:13 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by CoolBlue87GT:
Overall it wasn't to dirty, was expecting much worse.
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I washed it before I brought it back.
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82-T/A [At Work]
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DEC 01, 06:45 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by CoolBlue87GT:
I had some extra time and brought my car out of storage. Last time had it out was around 2010.
Overall it wasn't to dirty, was expecting much worse. |
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Wow! That's even worse than me. My Fiero has been in storage since 2011... except that I've been paying for storage the entire time (I know, don't judge).
Was the tank full before you stored it? It looked like it... have you tried to start it?
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RWDPLZ
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DEC 01, 11:17 PM
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CoolBlue87GT
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DEC 02, 01:01 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
Wow! That's even worse than me. My Fiero has been in storage since 2011... except that I've been paying for storage the entire time (I know, don't judge).
Was the tank full before you stored it? It looked like it... have you tried to start it? |
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Pretty sure I filled it up, trip odometer shows 20 miles since filled. Did use sta-bil.
Have not tried to fire it up yet, that's going to be a problem, the battery is dead, should have hooked up a maintainer or unhooked it. duh
With the car in the trailer, don't think I'll be able to rase the trunk high enough to swap or jump battery. Going to throw a battery maintainer in the 12V socket to see if the battery would take a charge. I don't think it will, but I'll give it a shot.
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Patrick
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DEC 02, 01:26 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by CoolBlue87GT:
Going to throw a battery maintainer in the 12V socket to see if the battery would take a charge.
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Even if it was brand new when put into storage with the car, that battery is at least 15 years old. A battery "maintainer" (trickle charger) won't do a thing with that battery. I doubt even a heavy-duty battery charger (with a desulfation mode) would resurrect that lump of lead.
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82-T/A [At Work]
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DEC 02, 08:11 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by CoolBlue87GT:
Pretty sure I filled it up, trip odometer shows 20 miles since filled. Did use sta-bil.
Have not tried to fire it up yet, that's going to be a problem, the battery is dead, should have hooked up a maintainer or unhooked it. duh
With the car in the trailer, don't think I'll be able to rase the trunk high enough to swap or jump battery. Going to throw a battery maintainer in the 12V socket to see if the battery would take a charge. I don't think it will, but I'll give it a shot. |
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No chance you're going to get that battery to recharge with it being 14+ years old now.
You'll likely have to drag it off the trailer with a come-along, and then replace the battery.
Well, let me ask, you can still get the decklid up just enough to remove the grill, correct? You should be able to get the battery out with the decklid down, and the grill removed.
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cliffw
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DEC 02, 09:43 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
You'll likely have to drag it off the trailer with a come-along, ...
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Maybe. He could raise the tounge jack all the way up and let it roll back, if, he can still get inside to work the brake pedal.
I am not as agile as I once was,  .
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CoolBlue87GT
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DEC 02, 01:11 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
No chance you're going to get that battery to recharge with it being 14+ years old now.
You'll likely have to drag it off the trailer with a come-along, and then replace the battery.
Well, let me ask, you can still get the decklid up just enough to remove the grill, correct? You should be able to get the battery out with the decklid down, and the grill removed. |
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I was only able to get decklid open a bit, not enough to get the grill out. The side tab won't clear the hood. 
| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Even if it was brand new when put into storage with the car, that battery is at least 15 years old. A battery "maintainer" (trickle charger) won't do a thing with that battery. I doubt even a heavy-duty battery charger (with a desulfation mode) would resurrect that lump of lead. |
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I know your right. I did find my dads old charger (from the 70's?), It doesn't have the desulfation mode.[This message has been edited by CoolBlue87GT (edited 12-02-2024).]
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Patrick
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DEC 02, 02:51 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by CoolBlue87GT:
I was only able to get decklid open a bit, not enough to get the grill out. The side tab won't clear the hood.
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Either deflate your rear tires, or take your rear wheels off and lower the back end. That should give you enough clearance to get the grill out of there (and then full access to your dead as a doornail battery).[This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 12-02-2024).]
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