tealex

This will be my 1st winter storage for my 13'GS. It will be covered in my garage but my only question is, is it better to jack it up so the weight is off the tires and suspension on just let it set on pieces of carpet on the concrete floor ???

RicK T

Air up the tires to 40 psi and park on at least a moisture barrier or carpet, wood, rubber, just so tires aren't sitting on bare concrete, if that's what you have.

Here's a storage discussion going over in Tech:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...he-winter.html

tealex

Thanks for the input

not08crmanymore

WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING for many years with my Vettes is simple.In my garage,a bottle of STABIL in the full gas tank,tires to 40-45 PSI,battery tender hooked up and done.

su8pack1

Cover, and battery tender and you're fine.

TKgs2010

Inflate the tires to about 40 psi, get a bottle of StaBil and add a full tank of Premium, drive a couple miles to get it in the system, clean car in and out, park on either carpet, rubber or wood, get a good quality indoor cover and most important, GET A BATTERY MAINTAINER and plug the car in. I (and a lot on this forum) use the CTEK unit, and I use the "Comfort Connect" option, it plugs into the hot outlet in the car, run the cord out the rain slot on the passenger door and plug it in. Car will be good until spring.

c6vette142dude

Cover, stabil, disconnect battery, plug pipes with rags. Tires on concrete is a non-issue. My tires have sat on bare concrete for long MN winters for years without issue. Heck, I've had cars site for 3 years with no probs whatsoever. Which brings to mind, we need to start a 'bury-the-myth' thread, not to 'knock' others, but to just inform folks and keep everyone updated.

Rky Mtn C6

In addition to what has been mentioned already; be sure to cover your exhaust outlets to keep critters from climbing in and using it as a winter home.

FrankTank

especially on inflating up the tires to 40 PSI. I've been storing cars now each winter for 10+ years , always just left the recommended pressure in the tires and never had an issue.

Stabil in tank, Battery Tender, car cover, and cover exhaust pipes in case of critters and thats it. Really, critters will find a way in the car even if you cover the exhaust, they can get in under the car and into the engine bay anyway There are urban myths as to what keeps critters out also... moth *****, and other things

c6vette142dude

Knock on wood... so far, no issues with critters. Have heard about the tire pressure myth as well. I've never raised my tire pressure either and 5 months later my pressure is still good.

Keppler

I do the yearly oil change before the car is stored. I prefer having the car sit in clean oil rather than dirty oil for the winter.

Never flat spotted a modern tire but I do add a few psi to the tires. Not sure what the deal is with keeping the tires off of concrete. Plus wash, battery tender, Stabil, and cover.

08Roadster

I also top-off the gas and leave the windows open a crack.

R&L's C6

Do we have to talk about storage already.




I hate winter..

Mr.Impulse

Yup, I was wondering when these threads would start.

Oh, and Stabil is so yesterday. SeaFoam or Star Tron are where it's at.

Scuba Ghost

You could move down South..................

myfunz

Little early to talk about storage.

Hameister

I lived up North for many years so I understand 1st hand what you guys are doing.

Here in South Florida, it's exactly the reverse. I don't drive my 'vette all that much during the summer months. It's beastly hot & humid, tropical storms, etc.

However, from mid-November until at least mid-April, we have 5 months of blue skies, sunshine, and temps in the 60s to 70s, all the time. Top down, or off, as the case may be, for months.

Just great! I'm looking forward to it.

Don-Vette

Wax car
Clean inside and add desiccant bags
Fill tank
Pump up tires to 38lbs.
Connect battery maintainer
Put car cover on
Say goodnight

That's my routine from around Thanksgiving until April. During winter I get my Corvette fix driving one on GT5 on my PS3!!

TLS_Addict

Also, if you have any idea that mice could be in your garage I would having you at LEAST tape off the exhaust tips.

My first Corvette came out of storage in my parents garage (in the country, 15 minutes from paved road) and when I started it the thing would barely run. I then smelled something and it was dog food that mice had stored in the damn mufflers. I gave a rev or two and then dog food started spitting out the mufflers. Had to replace them. lol

FrankTank

Yeap me neither, my tires maybe lost 1-2PSI while sitting like that, but never had an issue with tires, just get them back to 30 PSI cold when I pull it out of storage and good to go.

I have bought into the moth ball myth to keep critters away I stick a tin pan under the car with moth ***** in it someone told me they don't like the smell or something. Oh well its cheap and takes about 30 sec to do.

I have been changing my oil typically before storage, there are mixed views opinions on that. I spoke with Jason at Katech about this last year, and he told me to leave the oil in the car and do not change before storage. His opinion was that putting new oil in the car and then throwing it in storage, the oil builds up moister while sitting in it...not really good for engine upon start up etc...
He told me letting the car sit with dirty oil in it is not going to hurt anything...after all car is not running anyway, and with todays oils its not really an issue.