Re: Storing the car

["Rob Funnekotter" <robandsue@igs.net>]

> Date:          Fri, 4 Oct 1996 17:18:14 -0400
> From:          Brett VanSprewenburg <brett@kodak.com>
> To:            scirocco-l@privateI.com
> Subject:       Storing the car
> Reply-to:      scirocco-l@privateI.com

> 
> 
> It's coming up on that time of year again is upstate New York.  As
> November gets nearer I'm thinking about putting the '88 16v away. Never
> fear, I've got an '80 'S' car for winter.  :-)
> 
> Anyway, what considerations should I make for storing my car for about
> 6 months.  In previous years, I've taken off the BFG ZR rubber, put
> on crappy rims/tires and stored the good rubber in my cellar.  That's about
> all I've ever done, besides rolling it into an unheated garage and leaving
> it there.  Now that I have a house with an attached garage, I can be a little
> more proactive in storing my car, as well as maintaining it during the
> storage period.
> 
> So, what are your suggestions?  Some say to drain the gas tank.  Some say
> to use a gasoline stabilizer.  Some say to put the car on blocks and let
> the suspension hang.  What's the net.wisdom on these and other car storage
> topics?  Thanks for your comments.
> 
> ==Brett
> 
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Oh yeah,
   DO add stabilizer to a FULL tank of gas and run it through for ten 
or fifteen minutes.  The reason I say fill the tank is because where 
there is (stabilized) fuel, there is no condensation rusting your 
tank from the inside out!

Rob> 
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