Winter outside storage - how do you do it?
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I have a car i want to store under a carport for the winter months? Any suggestions on how to prepare the car? Do you like the storage bags? Thanks
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Re: Winter outside storage - how do you do it?
[Re: jeff968]
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Run the tank down to less than 1/4 or totally empty if possible. Make sure the coolant is either fresh and properly mixed, or drain the block completely (means removing the pipe plugs down by the core plugs and if needed using a screwdriver to punch thru the sand at the bottom to allow for the coolant to completely drain). I buy a fresh box of dry sheets and spread them liberally thru the whole car including trunk, under front seats, in cowl, under hood, int he air ceaner... Unhook and remove the battery, and that's it. Ignore it until it's nice out again.
Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.
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Re: Winter outside storage - how do you do it?
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that stuff sounds good. i'd also add enough "Stabil" to the gas tank, as recommended on the bottle, and run it long enough to make it up to the carb. if you have four jackstands, i might also raise the vehicle slightly, to take some weight off the tires and springs, to keep from making flat spots, in the tire belts. some guys like to wash, and dry the car too, and put on a decent coat of wax, but not buff it off, before storing as well. depends on how you feel about waxing your car. those dryer sheets are excellent advice, and a large canister of desiccant, laid on the floor, will keep any mildew from growing. you might find it at a marine store, or possibly a big box home repair store. dont put plastic or tarps on top of the car, they hold moisture, promote rust and wear away the paint.
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Re: Winter outside storage - how do you do it?
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Mine stays outside year round. $50 Soft cover and a $50 waterproof cover over it.
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Re: Winter outside storage - how do you do it?
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I live in California, why would I need to do anything....
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Re: Winter outside storage - how do you do it?
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Alot of good advice in your replies. I do mostly the same except for the fuel, oil and starting.
Fuel tank should be full of fuel. If it goes below freezing where you live. Add gas line antifreeze. Summer fuel has none.
The oil should be changed just before. This was you are not storing with acids and contaminants in your oil. Then after storage, that oil is still brand new, you start your interval there.
As for starting, I say no. The build up of condensation is more harm than being just left alone. If you can't drive it, don't touch it.
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Re: Winter outside storage - how do you do it?
[Re: Magnum]
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Quote:
Alot of good advice in your replies. I do mostly the same except for the fuel, oil and starting.
Fuel tank should be full of fuel. If it goes below freezing where you live. Add gas line antifreeze. Summer fuel has none.
The oil should be changed just before. This was you are not storing with acids and contaminants in your oil. Then after storage, that oil is still brand new, you start your interval there.
As for starting, I say no. The build up of condensation is more harm than being just left alone. If you can't drive it, don't touch it.
Thank you for backing up all my above posts.
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Re: Winter outside storage - how do you do it?
[Re: 451Mopar]
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I've learned an empty tank is better, at least for me. The alcohol in the fuel attracts moisture and the stabil doesnt seem to work like it used to. My car will evaporate a bunch of fuel sitting with the vented tank.. Like almost 1/2 ot it over the winter, and what's let is full of water. Enough that it looks different. So now I leave it as close to empty as I can, the rest evaporates in a month or less, and when I start it it's all fresh. Just me thou. Where I store it, he uses full tanks..lol.
Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know.
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