# Starting Stored Car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-stored-car/30369>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 12, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-stored-car/30369 "2009-05-12T17:49:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![elthomas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7feea3/32.png) [@elthomas](https://community.cartalk.com/u/elthomas)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-stored-car/30369/1 "2009-05-12T17:49:59Z")

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I have been given a car [1980 MGB] which has not run in three years. Besides replacing the battery what else do I need to do? I was told putting stabilizer in the gas tank and putting in more gas is all, besides the battery, is all that I have to do.