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CoasTek240
11-17-2002, 08:57 PM
Ok my s13 koop has been sitting since sept. i drove it late october. and it ran perfectly fine. But it has been sitting for a long time. i know there is nothing wrong structuraly with the engine.  but the battery is dead. i'm putting  a new battery in it, and i was thinking maybe get some gas treatment. run it for liek a day then change the oil and oil filter. i have bran new sparkplugs and wires.. so i dont need to worry bout that.. is there anything else...? thanx

DSC
11-17-2002, 09:06 PM
no need to buy a new battery, just take it out and get it charged at advanced autoparts for like $10 or so.  Dono about that other stuff tho...

Natty
11-17-2002, 09:39 PM
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I have the same problem. My car sits for weeks at a time sometimes (college).
I think my gas went bad too &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dozingoff.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':zzz:'>
A month isn't bad though. After a long time, seals leak, gas tanks leak, batteries die, tires warp, brakes rust up....
Jeff

West
11-17-2002, 10:45 PM
I had to take the battery out of my coupe and charge it and then pop the clutch while the car was rolling to get it started. The car isnt driven anymore so I donno what to do with it but its not worth selling because I own it.

Your car should be fine, just get a treatment for the gas to keep it good, thats about all I can think of.