[DML] Re: That time of year again (storage)

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

-Take the battery out and put it on a battery tender.
-I believe in storing with the gas tank as empty as possible. After 
doing two restorations of fuel systems, Less Is Better. Moisture is 
not a huge problem on this car (if the fuel pump boot is solid) 
because of the plastic tank.
The only year I had any difficulty getting it to start was when I 
used fuel stabilizer, so now I don't. I dump about 5 gallons of fresh 
gas in before I start it in the spring. 
-An alternative to putting it on jackstands is to pump the tires up 
to the max on the label. That minimizes the flat-spotting, which is 
not really a huge problem in five months of storage anyway. 

Dave S

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mike Walsh" <yahoo@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi All.
> 
> I have been on the forum for about 4 years and have read just about 
> every post, but this is the 1st year actually owning one. 
> 
> Usually around this time of year there are a few posts about 
storing 
> the car for the winter. I know there are lots of other posts from 
> previous years, but I also know that there are new products, 
methods, 
> and with the cars getting older, there may be better ways of doing 
it.
> 
> I purchased a "carcoon" and plan on storing the car in that (un-
> heated dry garage). FYI - a "carcoon" is a plastic bubble that 
keeps 
> a trickle charge on the battery and circulates dry air to control 
> humidity - http://www.carcoon.com
> 
> I plan on doing the following:
> 1 Oil Change
> 2 Drive to almost out of gas and fill 1/2 way with fresh gas
> 3 Add fuel stabilizer
> 4 Clean, leather conditioner, ect.
> 5 Check coolant for temp range (changed 2 months ago).









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