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Time to store the car.
Michigan 10/20/07
Time to fill the gas tank pull the battery and bag the car.(car bag for winter storage) It must be nice down south where you can drive your camaro year round. But putting it away makes for a exciting spring plussI can save for some more mods. |
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yea I WOULD hate that. wait a minute I havent driven my car in three years.
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That's rough. It must be fun to take it out the first sunny day in spring though.
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This is the first time I'm gonna store a car for winter. I'm putting it in a garage what else should I do to prepare it, like you said fill the tank and d/c the battery?
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That's all I do. Some say to change oil. I will do it in the spring. And I store the car in a car jacket. (Zipper bag to keep put the humidity.)
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Here's what I do to put my car away for a long winter nap. Change the oil because old oil is acidic, and having that sit around inside the engine for 5-6 months isn't good. Pick up some fogging oil at your auto parts store, you can get it in a spray can form. Pull the air cleaner and while the engine is running, feather the throttle slightly by hand to open the venturis and spray the oil down the carb till the engine kills. That will give a nice mist of oil to coat the inside of the engine. Disconnect the battery. Jack the car up to get the weight of the car off all the tires, and block it with jack stands. That will prevent the tires from getting flat spots. Put moth balls around the tires and stands to prevent mice from crawling up into your car. I also put some moth balls in pie pans and put one pan on each front floor. The only bad thing about putting them inside is it makes the interior smell bad for a while in the spring till it airs out, so you may or may not want to go that route. Even if inside a garage, roll up all the windows. If storing the car outside, park it on a paved area and NOT on gravel or grassy area. If it's not on a paved surface, moisture in the ground will work it's way up through the car and start to make things rust. If you can't park it on a paved surface, put down a plastic tarp first, then pull the car over it. And finally, if you are going to cover the car, use a car cover and not a plastic tarp, because the tarps don't breath and it will trap moisture under the car. Well, that should do it. A little more work now will help save your car and make it stay nice longer.
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ORIGINAL: Camaro 69 Here's what I do to put my car away for a long winter nap. Change the oil because old oil is acidic, and having that sit around inside the engine for 5-6 months isn't good. Pick up some fogging oil at your auto parts store, you can get it in a spray can form. Pull the air cleaner and while the engine is running, feather the throttle slightly by hand to open the venturis and spray the oil down the carb till the engine kills. That will give a nice mist of oil to coat the inside of the engine. Disconnect the battery. Jack the car up to get the weight of the car off all the tires, and block it with jack stands. That will prevent the tires from getting flat spots. Put moth balls around the tires and stands to prevent mice from crawling up into your car. I also put some moth balls in pie pans and put one pan on each front floor. The only bad thing about putting them inside is it makes the interior smell bad for a while in the spring till it airs out, so you may or may not want to go that route. Even if inside a garage, roll up all the windows. If storing the car outside, park it on a paved area and NOT on gravel or grassy area. If it's not on a paved surface, moisture in the ground will work it's way up through the car and start to make things rust. If you can't park it on a paved surface, put down a plastic tarp first, then pull the car over it. And finally, if you are going to cover the car, use a car cover and not a plastic tarp, because the tarps don't breath and it will trap moisture under the car. Well, that should do it. A little more work now will help save your car and make it stay nice longer. |
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Camaro 69 had some good advice but I like to leave the windows cracked just so air can circulate through the car. also if you do leave the car on the ground, just over-inflate your tires so there will be less chance of flatspots and when they lose pressure in the colder air, they will usually still maintain a regular amount of pressure be the end of the winter. you also want to put a fuel stabilizer in the tank and run it a little so it gets into the carb bowls
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HERE is what i do every year fill tank with gas,then dump required amout of STA-BILL in with the gas.Without it a full tank of gas can still go bad. then I pull it in the garage roll up the window's and shut it off. i NEVER put it on jack stand's or use moth ball's to each his own. I like to on a nice winter day throw the gargae door up once in awhile and back the car out of the garage and let it run for a bit,YEP never have taken the battery out either occ. I trickle charge it right where it is in the car.Nuttin better then listening to a big block on a clear cold day in january
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nothing like living in southern california where i don't have to do anything like that
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ORIGINAL: dacats67 nothing like living in southern california where i don't have to do anything like that [IMG]local://upfiles/6679/953B9BE502F5456DB779E8E9DA0994C5.jpg[/IMG] |
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ORIGINAL: dacats67 nothing like living in southern california where i don't have to do anything like that [IMG]local://upfiles/6679/953B9BE502F5456DB779E8E9DA0994C5.jpg[/IMG] |
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Smart ***!!! Rub it in why don't ya? :D
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ORIGINAL: Camaro 69 Smart ***!!! Rub it in why don't ya? :D |
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Its been that time for at least a month here in Oregon. I hate this time of the year. My car just sits there begging for me to drive it.
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ORIGINAL: MichiganMan HERE is what i do every year fill tank with gas,then dump required amout of STA-BILL in with the gas.Without it a full tank of gas can still go bad. then I pull it in the garage roll up the window's and shut it off. i NEVER put it on jack stand's or use moth ball's to each his own. I like to on a nice winter day throw the gargae door up once in awhile and back the car out of the garage and let it run for a bit,YEP never have taken the battery out either occ. I trickle charge it right where it is in the car.Nuttin better then listening to a big block on a clear cold day in january |
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ORIGINAL: 1969 SS ORIGINAL: MichiganMan HERE is what i do every year fill tank with gas,then dump required amout of STA-BILL in with the gas.Without it a full tank of gas can still go bad. then I pull it in the garage roll up the window's and shut it off. i NEVER put it on jack stand's or use moth ball's to each his own. I like to on a nice winter day throw the gargae door up once in awhile and back the car out of the garage and let it run for a bit,YEP never have taken the battery out either occ. I trickle charge it right where it is in the car.Nuttin better then listening to a big block on a clear cold day in january |
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I installed a forced air gas furnace on the weekend with some freinds it is a direct vent so no major work involved. And also a 10btu ac unit with its own 4 inch duct. I had my new engine in the garage for 2 or 3 months of the summer and with the temp changes in the boston area after a cool night it was wet by the hot day and then can the rust of the non painted portion of the block. The block just about everthing is painted now but the idea of rust I can stop why not.
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on the outside of motor absolutely it will condensate.If there was water build up on the inside of any motor which get's run regularly then parked and started once in a blue moon (and warmed up to full temp) Id be amazed. there would be water in the oil of everymotor in the world !
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Amen to that brother. We just have Earthquakes and Dust storms and Wild Fires.
By the Grace of God we survived the last fire. It burned around us along both canyons and we were up all night but, it never lit us up. I was actually under the belief that I was going to lose my car. Our canyon was evacuated but we stayed behind and helped to save 3 homes besides our own. It may be cold, well colder than normal, be we can still cruise on Fri/Sat nights during Dec-Feb months. |
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