Proper winter storage

[buddyg]

I start my car every couple weeks and let it get to operating temperature. I put it in gear and roll back and forward. Put the cover on and repeat in a few weeks, never have any issues.

[sea2jet]

I purchased a 22 ft. inflatable car capsule a few years ago for the GT40 and a couple of motorcycles, mainly for winter storage. It works well and keeps everything dry. It will mark up the paint rolling the cover over the car, or if the power goes out and it deflates. This year I'm using a cheap breathable cover on the car while its in the bubble. It would be a pain to use this for any more than winter storage. I just ordered the Air Chamber from Year One for $499.00 for the Cobra. It has a frame built in and is self standing. This could be used year round with no chance of scratched paint and was easier to access. If it works out, Ill buy a second one for the GT40. Its only $200 more than the frameless car capsule.

[Tim7139]

Starting the car and running it for a while is the absolute worst thing that can be done. There is a pant load of data on this.
If you start it, it requires several miles at highway speed to boil out all of the accumulated water in the system. It also tends to accumulate water in your engine which, under the best of circumstances, turns oil quite acidic and often damages internals.
In winter, after shutdown, metal cools and major condensation forms on internal metal which accumulates all winter.
I have seen one Porsche engine torn down that was virtually ruined most likely because of this practice.

[Tim7139]

Starting the car and running it for a while is the absolute worst thing that can be done. There is a pant load of data on this.
If you start it, it requires several miles at highway speed to boil out all of the accumulated water in the system. It also tends to accumulate water in your engine which, under the best of circumstances, turns oil quote acidic and often damages internals.
In winter, after shutdown, metal cools and major condensation forms on internal metal which accumulates all winter.
I have seen one Porsche engine torn down that was virtually ruined most likely because of this practice.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by Tim7139

Syracuse....I guarantee you it will not work, I've got 30 plus years storing this stuff.
Over time fasteners will go. Over time you will get that nice powdery aluminum corrosion that is virtually impossible to remove.
What many do not appreciate is that parts and pieces begin to deteriorate and after several seasons.....bingo.....where did all this come from. This is not my opinion, it's proven science, surpassed only by dry heated storage.

Syracuse, GO BIG ORANGE!!!!!


You would be surprised to know that it works well there (and Ithaca, and even 1 mile off the southern end of Seneca Lake in the WGI area). If you follow the plastic tarp on the floor, and the plywood over it, it will work for you as well.

Bill S.

[PhoneGuy]

I fill up the tank, add 4 OZ of staybil, park it on a set of flatstoppers, plug in the battery tender, put on the car cover and then I crank the heat up to 60F.

p.s I have a vapor barrier on my floor so nothing extra is needed for the lovely winter months.

[CBattaglia]

Originally Posted by Tim7139

Starting the car and running it for a while is the absolute worst thing that can be done. There is a pant load of data on this.
If you start it, it requires several miles at highway speed to boil out all of the accumulated water in the system. It also tends to accumulate water in your engine which, under the best of circumstances, turns oil quote acidic and often damages internals.
In winter, after shutdown, metal cools and major condensation forms on internal metal which accumulates all winter.
I have seen one Porsche engine torn down that was virtually ruined most likely because of this practice.

Thoughts on this? i sell private jet charter and when the planes sit they break. I don't dee how running the car at temp and various rpm can be bad for it.

[Tim7139]

Originally Posted by madmaxx

ROFLMAO!!!!! Winter in Houston is PRIME driving season. You poor frozen guys. Heck I have been out on Jet Ski in December before without a wet suite. I cannot imagine that frozen wasteland.....

And when I'm plunking around town in July and August, you're doing what, exactly?
Besides, it's almost ski season.......4 areas less than 45 minutes away from home. 4 seasons, zero natural disasters, you know....other than the taxes/politics in this God awful state.