Havent drove the beast in a year

[surfsnake97]

I havent had time in about a year to drive my viper or at least start it. Do to family health problems and trying to run a almost 24/7 family buisness. So I finaly have some time and decided to start her up and take her out of the garage. I know I need to replace the battery which I bought a new delco one. What are some suggestions what I should do before the intial start up?

 

[Disturbed]

Change the oil, check coolant, brake fluid ect. Then just let it warm up drive it easy for about 25miles....then carry on as normal.

 

[ViperTony]

Hopefully you had a battery tender on it while it was hibernating. Hopefully your battery held up. Check the exaust tips for any signs of critter nests. When I started my RT/10 this spring I found a dead field mouse in the driveway about 15 feet from the back of the Viper. I'm fairly certain it was shot out of the exhaust.

 

[Kenneth Krieger]

The best suggestion is next time don't wait so long to take the beast out! Just going into your garage and starting it up once a week would have been a 3 min time frame and well worth it. I understand that you were extremely busy, and I'm not giving you the rash about it, just being a little vocal that's all.....