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10-29-2007, 06:26 PM
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Mr Fantastic
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who parks their car for the winter?
i want to park the mustang for the winter, just wondering what i should do before i park it for good...disconnect the battery is one, what else? ill probably go out and run it to operating temp every few weeks or so just to keep everything moving around.
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10-29-2007, 06:33 PM
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Sta-bil in the gas tank, and top it off so it's very full.
If you plan on starting it up every few weeks and letting it warm up, I would go ahead and drive it a little too. That way you get all the fluids moving (trans/rear diff).
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10-29-2007, 06:37 PM
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I keep the bike on a battery tender and start it every week or 2 and let it run.
Same thing with the 96, but I drive that when there is no salt on the roads. Usually I drive it for a day then park it for another few weeks.
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10-29-2007, 11:16 PM
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2 car covers and start it up every week unless that involves digging it out of lots of snow lol, ive never bothered to disconnect the battery or anything of that nature
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10-30-2007, 07:20 AM
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I park my vert in my parents garage. I used sta-bil in the gas and keep a battery tender on the battery. I go there every so often and start in up and drive it around the block a few times on nice dry days.
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10-30-2007, 07:30 AM
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Like everyone said, we have a battery shutoff, full tank, sta-bil and Star-tron (like a strong stabil, helps w/ethanol), run for a lil bit every so often.
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10-30-2007, 08:43 AM
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1. Disconnect battery (and store it in the basement if you can);
2. Sta-bil in the fuel; (run the car for a few mins after you add it)
3. CHECK COOLANT BLEND!!! Make sure you don't have just water from the last time you went to the track, or you'll have a fun freeze-plug project for the spring.
4. Put it up on jack stands; (Not an absolute requirement, but it keeps the tires from coming off the bead if they go flat, and it makes the car harder to steal)
Last edited by mtnhopper1; 10-30-2007 at 08:46 AM.
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10-30-2007, 09:20 AM
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battery, keep her covered and start it up every few weeks, not much more to it
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10-30-2007, 09:31 AM
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I usually fill the tank, hit the quick disconnect on the battery, put the top up, toss a moth ball or two under the rear seat and make sure the barn cats are in the barn a few days a week and Im set to go. We have a field mouse problem which is my biggest fear but this winter the car will be on the lift being worked on so none of this is going to be an issue...
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10-30-2007, 11:06 AM
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To avoid moisture buildup in the engine, trans and rear, dried out seals, flat spots on the tires, rust on the rotors and juce in the battery I keep mine in the garage all winter, once a month on a dry day where the roads are free of salt I start it up and let it warm up to operating temp and take it around the block a few times. Once I deciode to start drivingit again in teh spring I change the oil to get all the mosture laden oil out of the crank case. Thats just me tho
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10-30-2007, 05:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deadtrend1
Same thing with the 96, but I drive that when there is no salt on the roads. Usually I drive it for a day then park it for another few weeks.
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I do the same with my car. It keeps the battery alive and kicking and I get to drive around and enjoy it. I always make sure there isn't a whole ton of gas in the car so I can pump a little more back in before I pop it back in the garage...just to keep fresh gas circulating every few weeks and avoid the possibility of having excessive amounts of sta-bil in it.
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10-30-2007, 06:44 PM
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i drive it when i can other than that back to the cement pad....... it doesn't have a good paint job so i'm not worried too much about the salt lol
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10-31-2007, 02:43 PM
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I'll be putting mine away in the next couple weeks too. Pretty much like everyone has been saying. Fill the tank, put in sta-bil. I used to start it every weekend and run it for 20 mins to half hour but to lazy now. So I just pull the battery and put it in the basement. Would like to get jack stands and get it off the ground to.
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10-31-2007, 09:56 PM
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Mine just stays in the garage longer than normal during the cold months, so I don't do anything accept disconnect the battery. I'll go start it every so often and last year we had a mild winter (calling for the same this year) so I might drive it whenever we have salt free roads. I'm pushing for my dad to get this second garage build here at home sooner so I can park it here and do my front end rebuild and other misc. work in the comfort of not leaving my house and lugging all sorts of tools back and forth lol
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10-31-2007, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Teds89IROC
Mine just stays in the garage longer than normal during the cold months, so I don't do anything accept disconnect the battery. I'll go start it every so often and last year we had a mild winter (calling for the same this year) so I might drive it whenever we have salt free roads. I'm pushing for my dad to get this second garage build here at home sooner so I can park it here and do my front end rebuild and other misc. work in the comfort of not leaving my house and lugging all sorts of tools back and forth lol
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11-01-2007, 12:23 AM
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I would love to put my car away for the winter and drive a beater but i dont have a choice, its my only ride
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11-01-2007, 08:18 AM
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I put in Sta-bil in the fuel tank, throw some dryer sheets in it to keep the mousies out (works well and doesn't reek like mothballs). You should try to get it out and drive it if you have nice days to circulate all the fluids but if you don't I wouldn't even start it up, particularly if you don't have a stainless exhaust. You're exhaust will keep getting wet on the inside from condensation from being heated and cooled and it really hurries along the rusting. If you can't get the car out to drive and get it nice and hot I wouldn't start it a whole lot, maybe 1 time in a month. Apart from that disconnect the battery and get a really good car cover. Also when I had mine outside I left a coat of wax on it while it was under the cover.
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11-01-2007, 10:19 AM
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nice edit, smartass lol
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11-01-2007, 10:55 AM
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nice edit, smartass lol
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it was a whole minute later 
and i'm still going with the almanac...
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11-01-2007, 03:11 PM
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Why bother parking a car for the winter, drive it every day. We don't get much bad weather at all. I think there were 2 days I didn't drive the SS to work last winter in the morning. I still went in for the afternoon after the roads were in better shape. Driving the car is the best thing you can do.
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11-01-2007, 03:22 PM
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Mr Fantastic
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JL8Jeff
Why bother parking a car for the winter, drive it every day. We don't get much bad weather at all. I think there were 2 days I didn't drive the SS to work last winter in the morning. I still went in for the afternoon after the roads were in better shape. Driving the car is the best thing you can do.
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because i have a saturn that gets 3x the gas mileage and is made of plastic so it wont rust from the salt
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