I have several collector vehicles, as old as a 1941. I learned
from other collector over the years. I take each one out on the
road every month. If the weather doesn't permit me to do that, I
run them, with one drive wheel off the floor, for at least twenty
minutes. That seems to be enough time to return the start
voltage to the battery and keep all of the seals and mechanical
stuff lubed. I also run all of the switches through the
functions, as well. That regimen has served my cars well over
for fifty years.


mike hunt



Tibur Waltson wrote:
>
> My Honda user manual says to operate the AC once a week but
> doesn't say how long. The car is in storage and every week I go
> start the car and operate the AC for half a minute and shut it off.
>
> Sometime it's so cold outside that the AC will not turn on. I'm unsure
> if it's empty of freon or it's just too cold outside, 20-degree F. How
> long should we start a car and operate the A/C in order to meet the
> factory requirements?
>
> TIA, `93 Honda Accord lx