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Show June 5, 2008 Vehicle longterm storage with no headache BY TECH. SGT. JASON SMITH 75tu ABW Public Affairs D eploying Hill Air Force Base airmen have enough to worry about; finding a safe place to store a vehicle shouldn't be an additional burden. :•';'' Thanks to the efforts of the 75th Security Forces Squadron, keeping cars safe while ' away doesn't have to be a concern. ' Senior Airman Ryan Jones, 75th SFS, says his squadron runs a secure, gated area where people on orders can keep their cars while they're deployed. "If you don't want to keep your car parked at the dorms or somewhere out in the open, the lot is a good alternative," said Jones. "It's an open-air facility, but it's locked. Patrols randomly check on it, so you know your car is safe." The process to store a car on the secure lot is relatively easy, according to Jones. A deploying airman needs to report to Building 1219, Security Forces Law Enforcement Desk, with a copy of deployment orders, vehicle registration, proof of insurance, a military ID and a valid driver's license.' If everything '-. is in order, the airman will fill out a form provided by the desk sergeant, and then be escorted to the lot by a security forces member to put the vehicle under lock and key. "When you get back, you just return to the law enforcement desk with the same paperwork, and someone will take you over there to get your vehicle back out." Airman Jones said individuals returning from deployment have a two-week grace period to pick up their vehicles, but he strongly encourages vehicle pick up immediately following a return from deployment. The vehicle storage area is located near the West Side Fire Department. Only the registered owner can drop off and pick up a vehicle. For more information, call the law enforcement desk sergeant at 777-3056. One sergeant's preparation in storing a vehicle for more than six months with water; completely drain windshield washer ancf all other openings that would allow easy access solution (or use cold weather windshield solution) for rodents 75tu ABW Public Affairs 2. Wash, clay bar, wash, wax and use protectant 13. Place wood under windshield wipers on entire vehicle; make sure the inside is spotless found out in early May 2007 that I would 14. Place mothballs all around the outside of the with protectant on every surface be deploying for about six months. I was car just beyond the break-in period in my 2007 3. Add fuel stabilizer per instructions; run the 15. Pray and wait anxiously Subaru WRX Limited. I was really nervous AC on the way to storage; fill gas tank completely as about storing the car. Luckily, I had some time close to storage as possible UnStoringWRX *-—-;":to research the topic with some experts. By the 4. Inflate tires 5-8 psi above recommended max time I compiled a list of exactly how to store 5. Park car on plastic drop cloth > > 1. Have a back-up plan in case the battery is dead-."my car, all of the experts agreed I had gone way 6. Lubricate door, trunk, hood and other moving 2. Remove wood from windshield wipers; remove overboard. That is exactly what I set out to do. metal parts with silicone lubricant all plastic and steel wool used to seal openings; reHere is my disclaimer: I am not a mechanical 7. Place desiccant packs in various locations move plastic and steel wool from exhaust and intake expert, nor do I pretend to be one. I researched and inside the car, also place moth balls in various loca3. Jack car and put on jack stands; remove compiled the list below as a way to store my car tions inside; make sure the air is on the "re-circuwheels and lightly sand away any rust on the rotors; safely during a deployment. This list has not been late" setting; open the glove box and other interior put wheels back on and sit the car down; adjust the tested on any other vehicle, nor do I accept any re- storage locations; cover any areas that might be air pressure to the appropriate driving psi sponsibility for what may or may not happen if you exposed to sunlight 4. Open it up and remove the desiccant packs try to follow this list when storing your vehicle. It is 8. Make sure the transmission is iteiieutral and and mothballs simply a starting point. Please consult a real, certi- the parking brake is off; chalk the wheels, then 5. Reconnect (or replace) the battery fied mechanic before attempting any of the steps close it up and lock it » 6. Pull the fuel pump relay (green connector next below. 9. Remove fuel pump relay (green connector to the brown connector on passenger side, near kick next to the brown connector on passenger side, near panel to the bottom right of glove box) and crank Storing WRX kick panel to the bottom right of glove box) and the engine for about 20-30 seconds; put the relay Items needed: various cleaners and protectants, spark plugs then spray fogging oil in each cylinder; back in and start it for driving tire gauge, wheel chalks, plastic drop cloth, fuel sta- put a small amount of anti-seize on the plug threads 7. Drive the car real easy for the rest of this tank bilizer, steel wool, fogging oil spray, anti-seize spray, and replace them; crank the engine for a couple of gas; run the AC for at least 20 minutes after the mothballs, duct tape, desiccant packs, silicone lubri- seconds to distribute the oil; re-connect fuel pump car reaches operating temperature; the tires might cant, plastic bags, thin wood trim pieces for under relay feel funny and be a little noisy for a little while, but the wipers, large wood block for the battery, fine 10. Disconnect the battery and place it on large * after they get warm, they should be fine; most modmetal sandpaper, jack and jack stands. ern tires will lose their "flat spots" once they get block of wood away from the vehicle 1. Change oil and filter a day or two before stor11. Stuff steel wool into the exhaust; cover intake warmed up age; consider changing brake and transmission flu- and exhaust with plastic bags and duct tape tight 8. Do an oil change after running a couple tanks ids as well; make sure anti-freeze is a 50/50 mixture 12. Find a way to seal the intercooler opening of gas through the car BY TECH. SGT. JASON SMITH I 'Step Up 2' moves well, but definitely talks 'The Street' BY STEVE SALLES Standard-Examiner movie critic r e call this a battle, but what are we fighting for?" Pretty deep stuff for a street-dance movie where "crews" compete for superiority in creative, athletic, highly choreographed routines, but then occasionally stop to say goofy things like that. "That's messed up, Dee!" — another memorable quote. So as long as they're movin1 and not talkin', it's npt all bad. I don't wanna be hatin' here, but these movies have a language all their own, and subtitles would have been helpful in several scenes. But I got the drift enough to know that Andie (Briana Evigan) is in big trouble. She's so busy hanging around her crew (dance team) known as the "410" (the Wi area code for Baltimore) that she's blown off school and has step-danced on her guardian's last nerve. You see, Andie lost her Mama to the big "C" and Mama's best friend promised to look after the girl. But now, the friend is threatening to send her away to the big "D" (Dallas) to live with her aunt In steps Tyler Gage (Charming Tatum), hero of the first "Step Up," to give her a pep talk and challenge her to not only get back into school, but to attend the same Maryland School of Arts that gave him his chance. Offspring Entertainment See REVIEW I page 10 "Step Up 2: The Streets" sets up a clancing-in-the-rain finale worthy of "High School Musical." |