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    Offline thedodgeboys

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    Putting your car up for the winter…
    « on: October 11, 2009 - 03:57:08 PM »
    Best practices:
    What do you do?
    Raise the tires off the ground:
    Do you change the oil before or after winter:
    Discount the battery:
    What else do you do(with the car) :misbehaving:
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    Offline MEK-Dangerfield

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    Re: Putting your car up for the winter…
    « Reply #1 on: October 11, 2009 - 04:16:50 PM »
    Depending on how long you are storing it, you might want to put Stabil in the fuel tank to stop the gas from getting stale.
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    Re: Putting your car up for the winter…
    « Reply #2 on: October 11, 2009 - 04:37:16 PM »
    I always change the oil BEFORE putting it away for the winter. That way the dirty acidic oil isn't sitting there eating away at your bearings all winter.
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    Re: Putting your car up for the winter…
    « Reply #3 on: October 11, 2009 - 04:41:54 PM »
    Here's a good article on storing for winter.

    http://www.techguys.ca/howto/winter.html
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    Offline pink panther

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    Re: Putting your car up for the winter…
    « Reply #4 on: October 11, 2009 - 06:01:18 PM »
    I have plastic on my garage floor, then plywood on top of it. I start it every couple of months and let it run for a short time.  I change the oil after I get it out for the first time and drive it for awhile to let it heat up.
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    Re: Putting your car up for the winter…
    « Reply #5 on: October 11, 2009 - 07:08:02 PM »
    Drive it all year,
      No salt on the roads and it's dry, I drive it..
       So what if its 40 degrees out my heater hoses are connected...  :thumbsup:
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    Offline BB73Challenger

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    Re: Putting your car up for the winter…
    « Reply #6 on: October 11, 2009 - 07:39:11 PM »
    I change the oil before & after - I do run the car at least once a month between seasons.
    I don't bother to jack it up, even if I don't leave the yard I move the car to try and prevent "flat" spots on the tires.
    I do add stabil & top off the gas tank - topping it off is supposed to keep the tank from developing condensation & rusting.
    I too also put down a tarp between the car and the concrete floor.
    Also disconnect the battery.
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    Re: Putting your car up for the winter…
    « Reply #7 on: October 11, 2009 - 08:48:14 PM »
    I fill the tank and add SeaFoam. I like it better then Stabil. I spray down the motor with WD-40. But bars of Irish Spring soap in containers, in the trunk, under the hood and inside. ( keeps the critters out ) And put stainless steel up the tailpipes.
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    Re: Putting your car up for the winter…
    « Reply #8 on: October 12, 2009 - 05:23:11 AM »
    Well i usually go racing with my car in the winter time :burnout: head out to the beach, go for cruise nights and car shows all winter long :dunno: isn't that what you guys do there :clueless: :poopoke: :smilielol: Oh, sorry, i forgot :banghead: ..... i live in paradise :cooldancing: , no snow here for me :bigsmile: and salt is something we use for fish and chips, not for roads :roflsmiley:
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    Re: Putting your car up for the winter…
    « Reply #9 on: October 12, 2009 - 06:53:38 AM »
    Quote from: hemiken on October 12, 2009 - 05:23:11 AM
    Well i usually go racing with my car in the winter time :burnout: head out to the beach, go for cruise nights and car shows all winter long :dunno: isn't that what you guys do there :clueless: :poopoke: :smilielol: Oh, sorry, i forgot :banghead: ..... i live in paradise :cooldancing: , no snow here for me :bigsmile: and salt is something we use for fish and chips, not for roads :roflsmiley:
    I wanna  :bigsmile:move
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    Re: Putting your car up for the winter…
    « Reply #10 on: October 12, 2009 - 07:08:22 AM »
    Quote from: DoNotChallengeHer on October 11, 2009 - 08:48:14 PM
    I fill the tank and add SeaFoam. I like it better then Stabil. I spray down the motor with WD-40. But bars of Irish Spring soap in containers, in the trunk, under the hood and inside. ( keeps the critters out ) And put stainless steel up the tailpipes.
    I'd never heard of the soap thing. Any type(scent) of Irish spring preferred?
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    Offline HP2

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    Re: Putting your car up for the winter…
    « Reply #11 on: October 12, 2009 - 11:30:25 AM »
    Irish Spring also makes a decent cutting wax for drill bits and band saws. Aye, smells manly too!  :bigsmile:
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    Re: Putting your car up for the winter…
    « Reply #12 on: October 12, 2009 - 07:40:58 PM »
    Quote from: dodj on October 12, 2009 - 07:08:22 AM
    I'd never heard of the soap thing. Any type(scent) of Irish spring preferred?
    Just original Irish Spring. It smells better then moth balls. :2thumbs:
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    Re: Putting your car up for the winter…
    « Reply #13 on: October 12, 2009 - 07:49:29 PM »
    Quote from: DoNotChallengeHer on October 12, 2009 - 07:40:58 PM
    Just original Irish Spring. It smells better then moth balls. :2thumbs:

    Great idea thank you  :wave:
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    Re: Putting your car up for the winter…
    « Reply #14 on: October 12, 2009 - 11:18:17 PM »
    I almost forget. I get a 3 bags of charcoal and split the bags and put them under the Chally. The charcoal obsorbs moisture. When it turns grey , throw it away. Don't use Match Lite charcoal  :nono: :nono:
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