Winter Storage
01-03-2009, 03:31 PM
#21
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lol... I stored mine this year without an engine.....
but I usually take the battery out.... bump the tire pressure...
load the interior with bounce sheets... (mice)
fill the fuel tank...
lock 'er up and cover it up.
but I usually take the battery out.... bump the tire pressure...
load the interior with bounce sheets... (mice)
fill the fuel tank...
lock 'er up and cover it up.
01-04-2009, 09:07 AM
#22
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Location: Eastern Ontario on the mighty St. Lawrence,
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Bounce sheets seem to be taking over from moth ***** likely cause the mice like the smell better? I wonder if either really work? In 5 yeras I have never had a prob but it could also be just a coincidence?
01-04-2009, 01:33 PM
#24
Traps work best, on the outside of a car of course.
01-05-2009, 02:59 PM
#25
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[QUOTE=2tone;101579]You know, that was my fathers old school ways, put moth *****. Nothing stinks more and ruins a car than that wretched old person smell :biggrin:
Traps work best, on the outside of a car of course.[/QUO
Maybe you are using old moth ***** !!:laughhard
Traps work best, on the outside of a car of course.[/QUO
Maybe you are using old moth ***** !!:laughhard
01-07-2009, 09:33 PM
#26
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I park my GT on cut out plywood for each tire with styro foam under them,and have a tarp under her aswell,tires are over inflated a tad,fuel tank is full,and has stabilizer in her,fresh oil in the pan is always good aswell with a new filter,moth *****....depending were you store it,but since i have my own garage,the last two years i haven't done this step,bounce sheets are always good aswell,and i give her a good cleanning,and polishing,but i polish her threw out the winter anyways LOL!!Helps me get the winter blues to go away 
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01-09-2009, 08:43 PM
#28
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With current tires today,there really isn't any worries about flat spots.I have never had an issue with flat spots with any of the two mustangs i have had when storing.
It's the ol' bias ply(spelling) tires you would need to worry about,and i'm sure that most of us today really don't run a "dino" tire,especially with todays technology on tires.
It's the ol' bias ply(spelling) tires you would need to worry about,and i'm sure that most of us today really don't run a "dino" tire,especially with todays technology on tires.
01-10-2009, 08:28 AM
#29
With current tires today,there really isn't any worries about flat spots.I have never had an issue with flat spots with any of the two mustangs i have had when storing.
It's the ol' bias ply(spelling) tires you would need to worry about,and i'm sure that most of us today really don't run a "dino" tire,especially with todays technology on tires.
It's the ol' bias ply(spelling) tires you would need to worry about,and i'm sure that most of us today really don't run a "dino" tire,especially with todays technology on tires.
I put some stabilizer in the tank and fill it to the top.
I do an oil change right away once I take it out of storage.
One thing though, the AC needs to be on every 2-3 weeks as the freon carries lubricating oil with it as it circulates through the system. If it is left off alot I have been told that the o rings tend to dry out and crack and this leads to the freon escaping and then this causes AC problems.
This is one reason I have been told to start the car every now and then just to have the AC run for 5 minutes a month.
I am certainly not saying this is 100% correct but this is what a few old timers who store a few classic cars told me. They say they do this and never have to deal with AC failure.
01-10-2009, 09:07 AM
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Bumping up the air pressure a little helps and 1 guy I know parks his on pieces of styro foam to avoid flat spotting.
I put some stabilizer in the tank and fill it to the top.
I do an oil change right away once I take it out of storage.
One thing though, the AC needs to be on every 2-3 weeks as the freon carries lubricating oil with it as it circulates through the system. If it is left off alot I have been told that the o rings tend to dry out and crack and this leads to the freon escaping and then this causes AC problems.
This is one reason I have been told to start the car every now and then just to have the AC run for 5 minutes a month.
I am certainly not saying this is 100% correct but this is what a few old timers who store a few classic cars told me. They say they do this and never have to deal with AC failure.
I put some stabilizer in the tank and fill it to the top.
I do an oil change right away once I take it out of storage.
One thing though, the AC needs to be on every 2-3 weeks as the freon carries lubricating oil with it as it circulates through the system. If it is left off alot I have been told that the o rings tend to dry out and crack and this leads to the freon escaping and then this causes AC problems.
This is one reason I have been told to start the car every now and then just to have the AC run for 5 minutes a month.
I am certainly not saying this is 100% correct but this is what a few old timers who store a few classic cars told me. They say they do this and never have to deal with AC failure.
