ByStorm Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 I cannot find in the archives what BBoBynski said about putting up a caddy for the winter in ones garage. Help.... thanks Peace ByStorm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHE Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 I posted this a few days ago: I store my Fleetwood Brougham for the winter and here is what I do to prep the car for storage. Drive the car until the fuel is low. Mix 5 gallons of gas with 2-cycle oil to a 30:1 ratio and drive the car long enough to get the oil hot. The pre-mixed gas will essentially fog the engine with oil to protect everything for the length of storage. Change the engine oil and filter and then take the car to the storage facility. You could use fogging oil spray but the pre-mix will protect the fuel sender, etc. Once at the storage facility, I remove the battery and cover the car with a car cover. Do not start the car periodically while it is in storage or you'll just fill the exhaust system with water and introduce blow-by into the oil. I used to start the car once per month until Bbobynski warned me that was the worst possible thing I could do the engine. His advice: prep it, park it, leave it. You do not need to fill the tank with fuel - as long as the gas cap does not get removed while the car is in storage, there won't be a chance for moisture to get in the tank. You can always add a bottle of isopropyl gas line anti-freeze in the spring anyway. When I remove the car from storage in the spring, I fill the tank on the way home from the storage facility. Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhoon Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 All totally unneeded. Just park the car and be done with it. I have been storing cars for the winter for 30 years and any prep is a total waste of time and money. How long do you think cars sit at some dealers? Many months. I used to have a 1950 Ford that I stored for 3 or 4 months every year for almost 15 years. No harm done. A few months sitting does not harm anything. ...just my opinion, and your mileage may vary... Typhoon 2001 STS with NAV 1994 BMW 850Ci 1993 GMC Typhoon 1988 Fiero waiting for a Northstar 1988 Toyota Supra Turbo "slightly" modified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByStorm Posted October 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 Typhoon, you mean to tell me that I can apply your method to my '01 STS? ByStorm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHE Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 All totally unneeded. Just park the car and be done with it. I have been storing cars for the winter for 30 years and any prep is a total waste of time and money. How long do you think cars sit at some dealers? Many months. I used to have a 1950 Ford that I stored for 3 or 4 months every year for almost 15 years. No harm done. A few months sitting does not harm anything. ...just my opinion, and your mileage may vary... I don't have any control on how long a car sits at a dealership but I do have control on prepping my car for winter storage. A couple of bucks for some 2-cycle oil is not that big of a deal to me. My car is usually due for an oil change around storage time anyway so why would I store it with dirty oil in the crankcase? A battery will not retain it's charge for 4-5 months if the battery is left connected as the general power requirements of the car will slowly drain the battery. Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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