GrayZee Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Up here in Canada our Z cars sit from October to April eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bastaad525 Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Well... this is a first for me, in my life... to have such a situation as having more than one car to choose from to drive on a daily basis. The weather has been sucking lately, cold, some rain off and on... generally just not the kinda weather I want to drive my Z in any more (no heater, no defroster, windshield wipers barely work, no weather stripping). Since I finally have a second car, the Z has been doing a LOT of sitting lately. I'm averaging 7-10 days between drives in the Z now... and for the first time I have to wonder, is this going to cause me problems? I know a week is really not that much time, but for instance, the last time I went to drive it, my E-brake had suddenly gotten kinda sticky when I first disengaged it. What about hoses and belts? What about the condition of the oil? Should I make it a point of at least starting it up every X amount of days in between actually getting to drive it? Should I disconnect the battery in the mean time? Any other things I should be doing to prevent problems from this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 No problems. Your e-brake probably stuck a bit becuase it was applied when the brakes were wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 hehehe----My Z sits in the dark shed up in the woods for two months over the winter. With fresh motor oil, I disconnect the battery and hook up my 10w solar panel charger. I also add Stabil to the full tank. I leave the brake off and pump the tires to about 50psi. I keep mothballs in the shed, mostly for superstitious reasons....I guess. After two months, it starts on one crank every time and is ready to roll. The shed is elevated off the ground so it stays as dry as possible. 10 days is a walk in the park for a Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bastaad525 Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 About the E-brake, it's not the brakes actually sticking, rather, I can 'feel' (I don't know really, how to explain this well) that the cable is sticking or grinding. The brakes release fine, but about halfway thru the e-brake handles travel, I feel a pop. I got the distint picture in my head of the cable getting stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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