I put an extra 10psi or so in each tire and have never experienced even a hint of flat spotting with my Yoko radials even after a six month snooze.
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We stored our SS Chevelle in a car bag for near 10 yrs drying the desiccant every 6 months as Patrick says they Do Not rust. This car also had all the fuel drained before bagging it.
Our Cobra gets covered only with tender and pumped up tires. Sitting on concrete never had a flat spotted tires. Last year did get a mouse nest in one exhaust pipe. This year will add the dryer sheets. |
My garage is dry and well insulated including the door, but in humid weather I do keep a fan going in there to move the air around. Cheap insurance against any condensation forming.
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Kevin - I think the caution about parking a car on jackstands and leaving the suspension drooping applies primarily to cars with factory rubber and sleeve type bushings - as it leaves them in a twisted state and is said by some to contribute to their deterioration. Some disagree that it causes any harm. That issue wouldn't apply to poly or bronze bushings as they can rotate.
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Only two systems absolutely proven to work....dry heated storage or air exchange system. |
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The good news is that it's a dry cold. Yeah, that's it. |
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Where can I purchase this bag for my car.
spec. name brand, etc.? |
ROFLMAO!!!!! Winter in Houston is PRIME driving season. You poor frozen guys. Heck I have been out on Jet Ski in December before without a wet suite. I cannot imagine that frozen wasteland.....
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This will be the first year the car will be put to bed for the winter. I now live in NH. The garage is in the process of being insulated. I will follow Mr. Mustangs advise.
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Have visited the South many times during the steamy season not our cup-o-tea. It is so much easier to get in out of the cold than to escape the stifling heat with foul smelling air conditioning. |
To prevent tire flatspots, I put the car on dollys. Not only can the car be pushed to a corner of the garage closer than I can drive it there but the dolly is made in a V shape so the tire is held on the sides on not sitting on the bottom. For mice, in addition to mothballs, I stuff steel wool into the side pipes.
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This worked in the northeast (various unheated garages in NJ/PA for 25+ years without an issue). I got the idea from a few people in VT,Maine, CT, Illinois, Utah and a host of other areas of the country, seems to work for them as well, long and short term. Where exactly are you located that it will not work for you? Bill S. |
Already winter here -15C and 6" snow on ground
but thank God I don't live in Buffalo!!
Although its not as cold here as cycle guy 55, (he has it just about as bad as it gets where he is), except it is a little drier there then where I am. I am storing my SPF in unheated garage with concrete floor, and here is my routine: I am flushing and changing out my coolant because its not up to enough freeze protection....and it needs doing anyways. Changing oil and filter Filling tank and adding stabilizer. 6 mil vapor barrier on garage floor. Remove battery and charge and bring indoors Tires up to max pressure I purchased a car bag after talking to many folks who use them in my neck of the woods. As long as you have enough and good quality dessicant, their will be zero moisture accumulation in the bag, and car, (as Mr Mustang says, will come out looking as you put it away). BTW you need a soft car cover to be placed before you close her up in the bag... Spread the dessicant throught the interior, trunk etc. Stuff cloth rag in headers and then wrap ends with plastic and rubber band. Leave doors, trunk lid and engine hood slightly open so as not to have seals compressed while she sits all winter. Do not start the engine or open the bag all winter....if you have to open her up, you will need to add additional dessicant. I am changing my tires next spring so I am not concerned about flatspotting, however next winter I will purchase some of the storage discs for tires that support them all the way around instead of then sitting. I am feeling very comfortable that she will winter just fine. Regards Mike |
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Over time fasteners will go. Over time you will get that nice powdery aluminum corrosion that is virtually impossible to remove. What many do not appreciate is that parts and pieces begin to deteriorate and after several seasons.....bingo.....where did all this come from. This is not my opinion, it's proven science, surpassed only by dry heated storage. |
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