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Still in storage....been working on the rust inside the battery bay. At one point I checked the battery fluid to find most cells near empty. Filled and charged it. Now when I put it back on the charger the charger reads below a normal full charge so it may not be holding a charge due to my false assumption that the taxi was delivered with a full new battery. Thanks for remembering and following up with me.

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Hi Joe,
I've written on one of your posts before, the one about the rogues at LTE. I reckon that if you charge and remove the battery, placing it somewhere warmer than the below freezing environment of the garage it should be OK. I am a merchant mariner and I leave my car laid up for three months or more twice a year although it doesn't get so cold in my garage so all I do is disconnect it.
When I return, the car starts first time. I would not recommend running the car for a few minutes. All you do there is cause additional wear by first starting the car and then by only letting it tick over with cold oil.
When you return, you can take out the glow plugs and disconnect the glow plug relays. Put a couple of squirts of oil in each hole and then crank the engine over without the plugs in; covering the holes with a big rag. Keep it cranking until the oil pressure light goes out. Then, put the plugs back in, connect the relays and fire her up. She'll smoke a bit at first but thats just the oil you put in. You'll be firing the engine with all the bearings primed with oil and so reduce wear.
Just one question, was it difficult to import your fairway? My folks live in TX and I thought there was a 25 year rule....
I hope that the restoration is going well...

Hi Gary,
Thanks for the starting advice. Re: 25 year rule...I asked the same question of Jon Bradley at LTE when I first contacted him. He was not specific but said that they perform an "aging process". Seems like a nudge and a wink situation.

Joe