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Re: storing car for winter
[Re: carhunter]
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10/07/13 02:30 PM
10/07/13 02:30 PM
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Challenger 1
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Here we are at the end of the car season, and just like some opinions on storing your car for the winter.I would like to know how many of you start your car or just cover it and leave to till spring.Any feed back would be great thanks.
mike. 
I toss a bottle of seafoam in it and drive it over to my MIL garage and park it. Disconnect the battery and go over and start it about every 6-8 weeks. That's it, I don't even change the oil until I have about 8000 miles on it which takes about 3 years.
I change my anti freeze more often now than my oil with aluminum heads on it.
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Re: storing car for winter
[Re: Rhinodart]
#1513503
10/07/13 06:59 PM
10/07/13 06:59 PM
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Millinocket, Maine
JonC
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Millinocket, Maine
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I don't do anything, just park it in an unheated garage or trailer and start it in the spring, been doing it for decades with no issues. Even with the crap gas nowadays it haven't had an issue. 
Me too, with all my engines. Zero problems. Except my garage is heated.
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Re: storing car for winter
[Re: JonC]
#1513504
10/07/13 07:10 PM
10/07/13 07:10 PM
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MN
astrobuf
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Storage prep consists of a mad dash to finsih all the proejcts I started during the summer. To prep, I vacuum the car out, check the air in the tires, check the antifreeze and oil. I toss a can of Seafoam in the tank and top it off. Drive it to the Fairgrounds on a warm sunny day, park it in the dairy barn, disconnect the battery and put a car cover over it. It overwinters in unheated, locked space with a hundred or so other collector cars. About every 4th year, I need a new battery. Astrobuf 
So, are you really a Rocket Scientist?
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Re: storing car for winter
[Re: 5thAve]
#1513508
10/14/13 07:48 AM
10/14/13 07:48 AM
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Marysville, O-H-I-O
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don't start the car unless you're going to drive it!!! (for at least a 15-20 minute drive to get everything up to operating temp)
unless you like to prematurely rust out your exhaust system, fill your engine oil with water, etc.
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Re: storing car for winter
[Re: 70Cuda383]
#1513509
10/14/13 08:01 AM
10/14/13 08:01 AM
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Graz, Austria
DGS
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Graz, Austria
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don't start the car unless you're going to drive it!!! (for at least a 15-20 minute drive to get everything up to operating temp)
unless you like to prematurely rust out your exhaust system, fill your engine oil with water, etc.
x2
you WILL get condensation in the crankcase and this will turn your engine oil into a milky brown color. better to crank it over by hand or let it fully warm up (so that any condensation will evaporate).
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Re: storing car for winter
[Re: DGS]
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10/14/13 08:10 AM
10/14/13 08:10 AM
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Canton, Ohio
Crazy68Dart
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Canton, Ohio
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Same as above. You don't have to do anything over the top.
I do have battery tenders on all my cars. It really saves the batteries, and you know what you are working with when you go to start the car. Only an option if you have power close, though. If not, disconnect the battery.
383, Hemi 4-Speed, AlterKtion, D60
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Re: storing car for winter
[Re: moparcanuk]
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10/15/13 12:15 AM
10/15/13 12:15 AM
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Hamilton, Ontario Canada
Magnum
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Hamilton, Ontario Canada
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It's cheap insurance and don't want to be the one to blame for someone ruining their gasoline but winter storage is short enough to go without fuel stabilizer.
I've had cars sit for 2 years and have no fuel problems. 5 months in a garage only requires storage on a full tank to avoid condensation in the tank.
Cars that do not make the mileage interval for oil changes should have the oil changed before storage. Contaminated oil should not sit in the engine for 5 months.
69 Super Bee, 93 Mustang LX, 04 Allure Super
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Re: storing car for winter
[Re: rowin4]
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10/15/13 12:05 PM
10/15/13 12:05 PM
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Western Md.
skicker
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Western Md.
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Two years ago I winterized mine and put it away for the winter. Even with a few nice days here and there I didn't get it out since it was winterized. No more... If there isn't salt on the roads and the weather justifies it I drive it year round.
...FAFO...
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