Re: Storing the car

[PANTHER <st_gcurl@tarleton.edu>]

they wouldn't happen to be rolls, duesy's or mercedes would they?

On Sat, 5 Oct 1996, Shawn Meze wrote:

> At 05:18 PM 10/4/96 -0400, you wrote:
> >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
> 
> Brett, it breaks my heart to hear your gonna torture an 80 S! (Because I
> want one so bad!) But, the best advice I have is to be sure to top off your
> fuel tank for one. Those who drain them usually find lots of water and rust
> particles in their fuel in the spring. This is a bad thing. 
> Have you ever gone to an auto museum? In Vegas, there is a muesum that has
> old ....... um........... cars..... gimme a minuts to think of the names,
> but they are beautiful cars. Big too..... Anyway, its in a casino that is
> square and the theme is Asian....... DAMN!!!!! 
> Anwyays, they have all the cars off the ground on jack stands and the
> suspensions are compressed. The tires are just about an inch off the ground.
> These cars are worth a million a piece and they have the largest collection
> of these cars in the world, like 40 of them. (Even one that Hitler rode in
> in 43'. Booooo!) They have stored them this way for a reason. (Who ever
> knows the name of these cars and the casino will get a cookie! BTW, free
> tickets are all over the Airport for the mauto mmuseum, in case your ever
> there.) I have heard to store the car sprung and unsprung. I dont know which
> way is best, but IMHO, somewhere in the middle should be safe. It should be
> safe to leave the wheels on the car, just keep the car off the ground to
> keep the tires from molding the buldge shape of sitting on the ground.
>  I think sprung would put constant pressure on the shock seals and unsprung
> puts stress on the CV boots? I dunno fer sure. I dont think you would have
> to remove the battery since its in the garage but I would definately
> disconnect both terminals and maybe hook up a trickle charger to it to keep
> it topped off for you. I would also go out about once a month and run the
> engine for 15-20 minutes at idle to keep everything lubed and up to snuff.
> Then again, im yet to see it snow or get below 40 degrees in San Diego so
> storage here for us is a place to take your stuff when you dont got no place
> to live! Then again, it would give me better reason to get that 81' S ive
> been dreaming about. Painted in the same paint scheme as my 82'.....
> argh-argh-argh-argh!!
> 
> Shawn
> 
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