Puttin' her away

notny41 · Nov 15, 2004

Let's hear some tips for winter storage.

Is it worth putting up on jack stands to give the springs longer life?

Otherwise just add Stabil to the tank and fill it up with gas and park it?

RGS0907 · Nov 16, 2004

notny41 said:
Let's hear some tips for winter storage.

Is it worth putting up on jack stands to give the springs longer life?

Otherwise just add Stabil to the tank and fill it up with gas and park it?

I've owned my GT500 since 1975. I never did much at all to 'prepare' it & it always worked fine. More recently, I add Stabil to the fuel (I learned from my father's boat) and I switched to Mobil-1 so that the initial start up in March isn't too abusive. The car has been doing fine.

mfp4073 · Nov 16, 2004

HEHE, you know the funny thing....down here winter contains the driving months! No rain or heat!

67GTA-FB429 · Nov 16, 2004

mfp4073 said:
HEHE, you know the funny thing....down here winter contains the driving months! No rain or heat!

WOW. How about those hurricanes though? And not the Miami ones.

67GTA-FB429 · Nov 16, 2004

notny41 said:
Let's hear some tips for winter storage.

Is it worth putting up on jack stands to give the springs longer life?

Otherwise just add Stabil to the tank and fill it up with gas and park it?

Put a trickle charger on it.

If you are not going to start it at all or drive it around on nice days, get the fuel out of the carb, so that the internals don't gum up (happened to me once, was not pretty when the throttle stuck).

Make sure your antifreeze is ready.

Ozsum2 · Nov 16, 2004

There was a thread a few days ago where we covered everything on this subject. Might want to check it out.

The Dan · Nov 16, 2004

The best things I've ever learned about storing a car is:

1. Sta-Bil in the gas tank.
2. Run all the gas out of the carb., then fill the float bowls with WD-40. Makes a great presrvative for the seals, and won't gum anything up.
3. Put the car away with frsh oil, and change it again when it comes out.

Now that I've been in CA for 11 years I need not heed any of these!

Max Power · Nov 16, 2004

I always put Stabil in it and run it long enough so that the fuel in the carb has plenty of Stabil in it. Honestly, filling the carb with WD-40 sounds like more work than rebuilding it.

With Stabil in there, it won't gum up.

Jacking the car up isn't to save the springs. Cars are built to sit on their springs 24/7/365. There isn't a car built that wasn't designed to always sit on their springs!

Jacking it up is so the tires don't flat spot. I have never bothered and I never have any problems.

Ozsum2 · Nov 16, 2004

Max Power said:
I always put Stabil in it and run it long enough so that the fuel in the carb has plenty of Stabil in it. Honestly, filling the carb with WD-40 sounds like more work than rebuilding it.

With Stabil in there, it won't gum up.

Jacking the car up isn't to save the springs. Cars are built to sit on their springs 24/7/365. There isn't a car built that wasn't designed to always sit on their springs!

Jacking it up is so the tires don't flat spot. I have never bothered and I never have any problems.

I've always heard that WD-40 was perfumed kerosene. Any thoughts?

The Dan · Nov 16, 2004

Quote: Honestly, filling the carb with WD-40 sounds like more work than rebuilding it.

Huh??? It takes about 2 minutes to take out the srews on the side of the float bowls and spray the WD in, then put the screws back in. I'm not seeing that as being the same as a rebuild

The Dan · Nov 16, 2004

Most penetrants and lubes are petrolium based, so it may not be too far from the truth, all I know is that it works fine, and does well to preserve the carb when sitting for a few months.

Ozsum2 · Nov 16, 2004

The Dan said:
Quote: Honestly, filling the carb with WD-40 sounds like more work than rebuilding it.

Huh??? It takes about 2 minutes to take out the srews on the side of the float bowls and spray the WD in, then put the screws back in. I'm not seeing that as being the same as a rebuild

Well, it may have been a slight exaggeration from Max. Depending on the length of storage, the carb may go dry and in that case, a rebuild may be required anyway. Depending on what carb he or you have, you may have to pull off the top as in my 2100. There is a small vent, but I don't think the straw would go in.

Max Power · Nov 16, 2004

Of course it was a slight exaggeration, but Oz is right, it would be a pain in the ass on some styles of carbs, especially considering it's unneccessary.

I used to drain the carbs in my motorcycles every winter, and after a while, the residue in the float bowls would dry up, crack off and prevent the needles from seating, so I quit doing that. Stabil works just fine.

2nd Mustang · Nov 16, 2004

A little off topic, but I've tried using WD40 on my pistols, but found that they really "gum up" the moving parts really bad in cold weather. I've since switched to Lucas gun oil (ironically, got samples at the drag races) which seems to work better on my pistols.

Rumble · Nov 16, 2004

Don't jack up your car, the suspension doesn't like to be unloaded and the original reason for it--flat spotting the tires--isn't a concern with modern radial tires.

Fuel stabilizer is a must, I use the no-name stuff from CarQuest. Stabil is good too but damn it has a really annoying bottle.

69Rcode_Mach1 · Nov 16, 2004

Hey guys im preparing for winter too, but i start the car up and let it warm up atleast 3 days a week during the winter, is that okay or do i still need to get some of this sta-bil stuff and what is it ive never heard of it?

Ozsum2 · Nov 17, 2004

69Rcode_Mach1 said:
Hey guys im preparing for winter too, but i start the car up and let it warm up atleast 3 days a week during the winter, is that okay or do i still need to get some of this sta-bil stuff and what is it ive never heard of it?

3 days a week is almost like daily driving it. You should do nothing, unless the tank will last longer than 3 months. Then you need fuel stabilizer.

Ozsum2 · Nov 17, 2004

2nd Mustang said:
A little off topic, but I've tried using WD40 on my pistols, but found that they really "gum up" the moving parts really bad in cold weather. I've since switched to Lucas gun oil (ironically, got samples at the drag races) which seems to work better on my pistols.

Try a little powdered graphite during cold weather. Nothing to gum up and it lubes pretty well.

draco_1967 · Nov 17, 2004

Ozsum2 said:
Try a little powdered graphite during cold weather. Nothing to gum up and it lubes pretty well.

For long term storage, coat it(lightly) with silicone spray lubricant. It will prevent any rust(gun oil won't do that). When you take it out, spray some more one and wipe off.

Ozsum2 · Nov 17, 2004

draco_1967 said:
For long term storage, coat it(lightly) with silicone spray lubricant. It will prevent any rust(gun oil won't do that). When you take it out, spray some more one and wipe off.

I didn't take that he was long term storaging his gun. Since he said cold weather, I took it that he was using them in cold weather, and the graphite isn't effected by the cold.

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