Re: Long Term Storage ??

From: ethan@ethanschwartz.com
Date: Tue Nov 18 2003 - 10:51:13 EST


You're just storing it for one winter season, as in 4-6 months?

I'd park it... maybe dump a can of Stabil in the fuel and run it for a few
minutes...

A friend of mine used to store his 91 Z28 for winters, he'd wash n' wax, fill
it w/ fresh fuel and stabil, then park it under a car cover... he'd do an oil
change within a few hundreds miles in the spring, but nothing else...

I think he must have done this at least 4-5 seasons and never had a problem
doing it...

My cadillac sat from 1991 to 1996 w/o any prep in an unheated garage... a new
battery and an oil change was all it took... first problem I had was a blow
brake line, but that was nearly 8 months later...

In article <BBDF53FD.46C%ghedlin@theramp.net>, ghedlin@theramp.net (Gary
Hedlin) writes:
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> Well, I finally found a beater car to drive for İhe winter, and I'm going to
> put my truck in storage for spring. The building is heated, and I'll have a
> cover on to keep the dust off. I was wondering what would be the proper way
> to do this?? I was going to put the truck on jack stands and stack the
> tires, but my main question is should I have the gas tank empty or full??
> Ive heard both sides of this and still confused as hell on the issue.
>
> I should have pictures tomorrow of my totally pimpin' 92 Ford Tempo!! Best
> part of the car was the price....only $100.00 :)
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