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Originally Posted by coryb
How about an Airflow car storage bag? It keeps circulating air through during storage so the car doesn't get musty. They're expensive though.
http://www.airflow-uk.com/air-chamber.htm
I haven't used one but I remembered reading about them a while back. |
Well that's kind of cool looking; a space-age type thing. Believe me, a Cobra will not get musty in a car bag with fresh desiccant bags. Between the gasoline and leather smells, the "scent of Cobra" remains strong.
Really, I think any sort of waterproof plastic that seals up pretty well is going to be as good as the next bag -- but I love gimmicks as well as the next guy. So fans, vacuum action, nitrogen injection, anything like that is all pretty cool to me. I did perform one "scientific test" year before last. I took a photo of the brake rotors before I put her in the bag in late Fall, and then compared the rotors to the picture when I pulled her out in the Spring. They looked identical -- and you know how brake rotors can actually form a surface layer of rust literally overnight in just the right moisture/temperature conditions -- anyway, they looked great and that's in spite of the fact that a garage cement floor can make moisture appear like magic when the temperature changes and humidity work just right. It really does make putting the Cobra away for the winter pretty easy. Really just these steps: 1) Fresh
oil change; 2) Inflate the tires an extra ten pounds; 3) Disconnect the battery; 4) Have Stabil throughout the fuel system; 5) and pop her in the car bag. I don't bother keeping any sort of "battery tender" on her (and you probably shouldn't do that inside a bag with potential gas fumes), but I do charge the battery up overnight when I open the bag in the Spring. Then I crank for ten or 15 seconds with the ignition disabled until I see the
oil pressure needle start to move, then enable the ignition and she fires right up. I know, I know -- Rick L. is gonna say "Pat, you need an accusump, you're damaging your bearings, the world is coming to and end, the sky is falling, etc." I don't buy it -- one start out of the year like that is not going to hurt the engine, and if I get to do that 20 more times I'll consider myself lucky.
