keaton185 Member 301 Member For: 15y 11m 7d Gender: Male Location: Straya Posted 28/10/09 04:57 AM Share Posted 28/10/09 04:57 AM Some of you know that my gearbox has shat itself and I'm currently trying to win the lotto to fix the bastard. I'm driving my urabus and the xr is sitting on the grass in front of my house. As it's undriveable, how do I keep her healthy and happy while she's off the road? I've been turning her on for about 10 minutes a week to keep the oil passing through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Member 40 Member For: 15y 3m 16d Gender: Male Posted 28/10/09 05:49 AM Share Posted 28/10/09 05:49 AM 2 schools of thought.What you are doing or the other way.Wash, dry, maybe polish and slip a bag over your car to protect it from the weather. Drain most of the fuel. Lock it and remove the battery and get a battery minder to keep the charge in it. When time comes around, off with the bag, fit the battery, out with the tools and drain the oil and replace, change the filter, out with the spark plugs and crank it over unitl you have oil pressure. By cranking with the plugs out, you will have no compression and therefore reduced load on the bearings. Much nicer doing it this way than smashing the dry bearings with a running engine.Once oil pressure is up and oil has made its way around the engine, fit the plugs and kick it over.Its a bit drawn out, but should result in a positive.Also while your changing oils, you might as well do the differential oil, gearbox (if it was alive), fuel filter and put in some fresh fuel in. Air filter would be worth a look.Id mention checking coolant level when you start it, but that SHOULD be a given.Hope my thoughts help.Good luck with the gearbox too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidald Me Donating Members 360 Member For: 17y 9m 6d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 28/10/09 08:35 AM Share Posted 28/10/09 08:35 AM Put mags, spoiler and a large tailpipe on the Urabus and you won't want the XR back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keaton185 Member 301 Member For: 15y 11m 7d Gender: Male Location: Straya Posted 28/10/09 11:32 AM Author Share Posted 28/10/09 11:32 AM ^^ it's got two hubcaps, a mismatched "drift" bonnet and the muffler has a hole in it. The steering wheel is so big it's like steering a yacht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzz-ba ute Member 69 Member For: 15y 4m 5d Gender: Not Telling Posted 28/10/09 02:15 PM Share Posted 28/10/09 02:15 PM (edited) Depending on how long it is sitting wont you have to do something about the tyresI mean if it is sitting for a while and you get a flat spot on the tyre wont you be up for more tyres?I didn't really answer your question but it is something to consider, also I want to know Edited 28/10/09 02:15 PM by zzz-ba ute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzz-ba ute Member 69 Member For: 15y 4m 5d Gender: Not Telling Posted 29/10/09 10:42 PM Share Posted 29/10/09 10:42 PM bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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