I have been storing my Vette for over 8 years now and once all the necessary things have been done for storage, I don't start it again till spring. As far as tire pressure goes I add a few pounds of air pressure to tires to make up for lose of air during the winter storage.
So many vette owners do so many different things for winter storage. I myself have always stored my corvettes in heated storage which makes a huge difference. First a good wash then remove oil filter and let oil drain while waxing and a full interior clean. Install oil filter put in Mobil 1 synthetic oil wipe down engine compartment add fuel stabilizer than run car for 15 minutes. Make sure tires are at the right psi, visually check under carriage for leaks etc. A lift makes this a bonus, disconnect negative cable only and do not close hood tight. Put indoor car cover on then start process all over again with my son in law on his 74. O and of course a few brews for a job well done!
Bourbon....The act of putting the Vette to sleep requires a minimum alcohol content of 40%. Minimum....
My great friend is Captain Morgan. Hahaha
non of the links work for me..
The links are probably dead. That post was from 11 years ago.... Top of each of the post windows shows the posting date.
If my garage is not heated. wouldn`t it be better to take the battery out to a warmer place so it wont freeze (like the basement) and connect it to a tender there?
Some do the battery removal.
Whats this you say, my good man? A British Car that starts after storage...inconceivable!!I know a guy who stored his C7 outside for one winter due to special circumstances. I helped him prepare it and among other things he connected the standard issue battery tender for the duration. The car sat under a cover for 5 months through deep cold and snow. Come spring, the charger was removed, the battery measured full charge and the car started perfectly.
Imagine this - the wife wants her XT5 in the garage for the winter! So due to only having 2 garage slots, I store my precious baby 1979 MGB in an unheated warehouse which reaches the same temperature as outdoors in Ottawa. The battery is not on a tender. Come spring, I remove the plugs and spin the engine until the oil pressure hits 50 psi. Reinstall the plugs and start the car. The battery does all that without the charge being maintained for 5 months. I always bring a jumper battery just in case, but have only used it once (spring 2021) in 18 years. Decided the battery served me well and replaced it this summer.
Well it does always start after storage but ... don't ask about the Lucas electrics
. It also has very bad manners with dripping oil on friend's driveways when visiting. Just can't teach an old Brit car to hold it's oil. However she is a lot of fun to drive, especially on the gravel roads around eastern Ottawa. Can't do that with the C7 without worrying about paint damage.
I am with you on the fun to drive. I went through a 68 BSA 441, and Dad had a 66 Sunbeam Alpine, now my son has them both. Lucas Electrics...Inventors of Darkness.Well it does always start after storage but ... don't ask about the Lucas electrics
My Dad was Scottish as well, didn't become a racer but was a wiz at mechanical things. We used to refer to the Shop manual for the BSA, and laugh. It basically said, put it together...and...if it doesn't work its your fault.Ah yes, my father was a Scottish immigrant and became a champion dirt track and scrambles rider in the Montreal area. His attitude was, if a British bike doesn't leak oil there is something wrong with it!
Nice that 3 generations had the Alpine.
I am on a farm and have numerous equipment with batteries on tenders without heated storage. In my experience, a charged battery will not freeze. My tractor has a 10 year old battery, my ATV has a 14 year old battery, skidsteer, hunting truck, etc. etc.... and all of them start every time and work fine all year long. Taking the batteries out to a heated storage is fine but in my experience, unnecessary. The tender is the battery saver.
I have been doing the same thing since about 1972 except that I like to change the oil and filter in the fall and put the car away with fresh oil in the engine and on all the wear surfaces. One thing we never do is eat anything while in the car. The smallest crumbs can get into the seats and carpet. Mice can smell the smallest of crumbs and go chewing and digging for them. They will nest in the head liner as well. We bought a 1969 Chevelle in 1997 and it had the worst mouse infestation imaginable. The whole interior had to be removed, repaired, sprayed down and put back together, including a new headliner, seat padding and such.
I've found the C-Tek charger-maintainers to be excellent units and use them on the three vehicles and two lawn tractors that we store every winter.
