winter storage

[Daniel]

Store it with a full tank. Less than that with cause rust in the air void in the tank. Dont start it till spring unless you are going to drive at highway temp. for about an hour. The crank and let idle is bad. The oil creates carbons due to rich /cold running. They dont break down until you run at the temp I posted above. Just crank and idle causes them to mulitply. I like the rags although I would use a plastic bag full of steel wool. Mice in my area will use the cotton rag as a bed. The plastic bag stops any steel wool frags from getting into you carb area.I also put marvel mystery oil in my carb bowls. I just use an eye dropper and fill thru the overflow on the top of the carb bowls. I probably would leave the emergency brake off. The cables wouldnt rust on and if there is any metal on your brake shoes it won't bond over the season.Indeed disconnect the battery.

[Zrush]

Winter storage, hahaha. The best solution is to move to Florida. Come on guys we can run and show all year around.

Vicky

[Bambikiller240]

Winter storage, hahaha. The best solution is to move to Florida. Come on guys we can run and show all year around.

Vicky

............except when 1/2 the state is being blown across the other half of the state. (and durring the extended clean-up after the "wind event".

[Zrush]

Actually Carl there were car shows going on in between hurricanes. After being boarded up for days , ya need to get out and show the car. Then you put it back in the garage, board up your home and wait for next weekends show. I'd love to move to California, but Scott will not budge from "paradise".

Vicky

[ggarrard]

ZHead240 - Storage prep for my Z consists of filling the fuel tank, adding fuel stablizer, disconnecting the battery, and pulling the car cover over it. The car sits in an insulated (but not heated) barn along with a dozen other cars and close to 35 boats for 5 or 6 months. One of the fellows does put moth balls on the floor of his interior to protect against mice, but I've never bothered - and haven't encountered any trouble...(It's too cold around here for mice).

Regards,

GWGarrard

Ottawa ON Canada

[zhead240]

ggarrard-i did exactly as u with reguards to storage. i was just in osgoode (outside of ottawa right?)looking at a 73 zed two weeks ago.it was listed on ebay but he was open to offers.got to within $1000 said i had to think about it, got home and agreed to his offer but he backed off and said he wanted to wait untill auction ended.it sold(1 bidder from ireland)i'm still kicking myself :stupid: to bad we couldn't meet.did u know the car i'm talking about- lime green-guy lived outside of kars-stuart duncan?