Storing My Diesel Truck Over Winter Advice
I have a 2013 Ram 3500 Diesel. I want to store it in my shop this year in WA where it can get as low as -5 degrees. Mind you, it's not that cold all winter but it can get that low inside the shop. I h...
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I have a 2009 truck. (Duramax)
I bought it new.
It sits from October through April most years.
It hit 76k miles last weekend on my last camping trip of the year.
I haven't done anything special to it when putting it to bed for the winter hibernation.
I probably should have filled up the fuel tank every fall. The fuel gauge quit working after each fill up in the spring of 2021. Within 10 miles it would register correctly again.
Spring of 2022 it died completely.
I've read that corrosion on the sending unit is the most likely cause of the issue.
I bought it new.
It sits from October through April most years.
It hit 76k miles last weekend on my last camping trip of the year.
I haven't done anything special to it when putting it to bed for the winter hibernation.
I probably should have filled up the fuel tank every fall. The fuel gauge quit working after each fill up in the spring of 2021. Within 10 miles it would register correctly again.
Spring of 2022 it died completely.
I've read that corrosion on the sending unit is the most likely cause of the issue.
