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40hp Force fairly new question on long term storage

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discobayken

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not sure of the model year &#4

not sure of the model year (looks like almost new). I plan to keep in at a beach house in Baja. I only will go there maybe 4x per year with months between use. My typical method of long term storage is a good flush as I unplug the gas line and let her run out of gas... Then I keep her covered. I add stabilize to the gas (or toss it and start new next time) and disconnect the battery.

Am I doing the right thing? Am I missing something? Any advise is apprecaited. Thanks! Ken
 
"Ken, sounds like you are doin

"Ken, sounds like you are doing everything well. The only other thing that you may want to do is spray a bit of fogging oil (or WD40 or similar) right into the cylinders (just remove the plugs and give them a shot).

Storing the motor in as "salty" environment could lead to some corrosion/sticking of piston rings - the oil would help ensure that if any moisture was trapped that it wouldn't present a problem. Upon start-up you would get some smoke and bit of "gunk" coming out the exhaust, but does no harm...."
 
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