Art;
You indicate a question about StaBil: It's cheap and you can get it from any auto-parts store. The stuff keeps gasoline from breaking down, or turning into varnish. This shouldn't be a problem in a cool garage, but it won't hurt anything . . . it's only precautionary. Put the stuff in your weedeater and lawn mower while you're at it. They will all start easier in the spring.
Disconnecting the battery is fine, but don't let it discharge. Either use a battery tender or trickle-charge it once a month. A discharged battery will freeze at higher temperatures, so this is important in cold clims in an unheated garage.
As for spraying Marvel Mystery
Oil in the cylinders, that's Ok. Using Zmax eliminates the need for this, though.
Wayne,
As for draining the float bowls, this is asking for trouble if your engine is topped with an early style Holley carb(s). Fuel in the bowls keeps the gaskets from drying out, which will cause major leaks between the metering blocks and throttle body. I've lived with this problem over the years with the 3X2 setup on my 289.
Changing
oil is a good thing to do. As for putting a car up on jack stands, I'm not sure about the value of doing this unless you want to pull the wheels in readiness for your Spring time lube job, brake inspection, brake-fluid change and general cleanup/undercar inspection. But I've got to think that it is best for a car to sit at ride height when stored. Just make sure the tires are inflated proberly.
Finally, a procedure for those obsesive compulsive types; fill the tires with Nitrogen after you've removed them, "pickle" your engine then seal it, slather it with grease or cosmolene on all machined surfaces, then seal your car in a big plastic bag after putting desicant in it. This is what John Horsman of John Wyer Racing did with the GT40's after every racing season!
