Re: [DML] Re: Long Term Storage

[id <ionicdesign@xxxx>]

mothballs in car, are you crazy?

i stored one of my cars for almost two years with the car on jack stands with mothballs
in pie tins under each tire, under front and rear bumper and under each door. it took
over 6 months to get the mothball smell out of my car and there were no mothballs in my
car and all windows and doors of car were closed.

if you have any reason you might think water might be trapped anywhere in the car place
a pie tin on the drivers side floor and passengers floor filled with some rice. the rice
will take the humidity out of the air and it also makes salt flow freely in salt
shakers.

coolant needs to be left in the engine so no rust will form inside engine. spray fogging
oil in all cylinders and turn over engine once and replace spark plugs to keep rust from
forming in cylinders and it keeps the piston rings oiled.

the car needs to breathe, so i wouldn't put blankets, cardboard and cover over car so
mildew or mold wont form in any water trapped anywhere in car. a good car cover will do
the trick, thats all.

mark
6683


"David Teitelbaum " wrote:

> Here are my recomendations for long term storage (over 1 year)
> Remove battery (if you can't charge it regularly or put in another car
> it will go bad after a couple of years)
> Drain ALL fluids especially the fuel and brake and clutch fluids
> Place on jackstands to remove weight from suspension
> Leave 10 psi in all 5 tires
> Put mothballs under seats
> Slobber leather conditioner on seats and steering wheel
> Remove everything from car that doesn't belong
> Put heavy blankets on car and a tight fitting cover over that and
> cardboard over that.
> Try to leave in heated garage, or at least one with a floor (a Carcoon
> is probably the best).
> Make sure the car is closed and no small animals can get into the garage.
> Leave the keys and manuals in the car along with any spare parts
> Make sure the title is in a SAFE place and you can find it
> Don't store anything ON the car and keep heavy objects away from it.
> Keep some kind of storage insurance on the car in case of theft, fire,
> or damage.
> Arrange for someone to check on the car regularly
> All too often I have seen cars left in long-term storage completly
> unprepared. By time the owners (or the inheritors) decided to do
> something with the car it was way too long and unprepared. By doing
> all these things you or someone else could take the car out of
> long-term storage with a minimum of work and exploring for things long
> forgotten. Too many times a car is just to be stored for the winter
> and then 10 years later someone is trying to sell the car or just take
> it out of storage.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757
>
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Delorean17@xxxx wrote:
> > Hello List,
> > I plan on moving to Montana when school gets out this spring.
> > Unfortunately I must leave the DeLorean in Michigan at my rents
> place. I
> > don't think it can make the commute up to Big Sky during the winter.
> >
> > If my car was to sit for 3-4 years. what should I do? Will it be
> necessary
> > to completely drain the fuel system? I replaced nearly every
> component in the
> > fuel system exept the gas tank and fuel dist so I don't want that
> going to
> > hell again. I don't want to come back in a few years and have a pile
> of sh*t
> > again. I plan on doing the following.
> >
> > Flush all coolant
> > Amsoil Oil change
> > Flush all brake fluid out(last done in spring)
> > put up in air a bit(to save new shocks & tires)
> > Drain gas? what do you think?
> > Detail car, condition interior
> >
> > Anything else I'm forgetting?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Peace
> > Dave
> > 6286
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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