Need advice for my truck????

[Yannik]

Hi,


I'm quite a beginner at this hobby so I was wondering what you guys are doing before storing your Truck for the winter. I guess I won't ask this question to Rob, hihi Arizona you lucky! Do you empty the gas tank, discharge the batteries, ect?? I will appreciate any Tips from you guys!


Thanks,


Yannik

 

[racetruck]

We drain the gas tank and start the engine and run it till it runs out of gas as far as the batterys go i try and discharge and charge the batterys once a month we run are trucks in the winter

 

[hobbykim]

fuel


Stop to any hard ware store or home depot buy fuel additive for winter.Add to your fuel and you can left fuel in the tank still be okay.I live in Northwest,I run the truck or any hobby all year long,only stop when rain .

 

[Yannik]

The reason for letting the engine run out of gas is to drain the gas pipe? If I just drain the tank and leave the truck there for a few months, would it be alright?

 

[hobbykim]

you run two troke engine,the gas mix with oil ,you will be fine,the engine and carburator,fuel tank alway have lube so you don't have to worry about the winter.

 

[yolonda21]

Run it all winter long......

 

[racetruck]

i run the it out of gas to make sure the carb is empty so it don't hurt the gaskets in the carb

 

[Martin]

Like the other, run it all the winter........ héhéhé..!!!!


Or store with the gas like most people do with their weedheater in the winter, you will not have any problem.


Maybee in 3 years you will worn out the carb gasket, but it's 8$.........

 

[Obeast44]

Ive never drained my gas out and have yet to have a problem.

 

[Yannik]

Great, thanks a lot! It really help to hear others experiences with their Truck so it can prevent others from making the same mistake that can cost a few $$ sometimes.

 

[DemonRC]

Ive never drained my gas out and have yet to have a problem.

Same here. I've had gas sitting in an ole Baja for 6 months and it still ran fine.

 

[Yannik]

Catchaser: Was it hard to start after being stored that long?

 

[chevy]

when I mix my gas with 2-stoke oil I usally mix a gallon at a time I get 100 octaine gas and I never get thru more than half the gallon then it get old and have to get ride of it and at almost 6 dollars a gallon and 4 for oil thats alittle wasteful

 

[Yannik]

Chevy: Wow, how long do you usually wait to threw it away? I didn't know it could actually get old!

 

[krashkrieg]

I've had 2 stroke weed whacker gas sitting for a year and it's was fine.

 

[Yannik]

That's what I tought because my parents have a weed whacker, well actually a frigin leg whacker and I know for sure they don't take the time to empty the tank!

 

[scaremonger]

Winter shminter. Drive it all year long. just protect your electronics

 

[Yannik]

Krash: Do you know a bit about gas filter for the Rampage? I've bought one online and I'm wondering if it is just a gadget or it actually work! If you have a gas filter, what kind you have and do you clean it often? I've seen that even some have a little filter inside that is replaceable, but it is more expensive!

 

[Yannik]

Chevy: What is the reason that you get a rid of the left over gas mix?

 

[chevy]

well the gas sits so long, i cant get thru a gallon, it gets to smelling diffrent, then i just get ride of it! yannik i use a inline fuel filter for baja and just a brass clunk on the pickup side i would get a filter that has a fine mesh or cotton because the carb has a small screen in it that gets clogged if the fuel filter don't catch it.