Corvette Winter Storage ?
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Intermediate
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From: Innisfil Ontario
I should have taken photos when we got back from Florida, but it was so depressing to see a 8 foot high pile of snow in front of the garage, and 3 to 4 feet deep in the yard.
No Thanks,
David
Burning Brakes
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From: Killeen Texas
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DESICCANT-DRUM-AIR-COMPRESSOR-PAINT-DRIER-REUSABLE-DESICANT-DESSICANT-14oz-396g-/150712865642?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23172fd36a
Burning Brakes
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From: Killeen Texas
Instructor
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From: Ct
I'm not sure if it makes a difference but I'm in CT.
I use three small containers, two under the car and one inside. The style I use has a catch container, basket and a bag of desiccant.There is at least 2/3 desiccant left by spring. In the past(prior to Bag It) when spring arrived and the car was uncovered it was covered in quite a bit of fine dust that would sift its way through my car cover and blankets. Not with the Bag It, it comes out spotless, and no mice. Prior to Bag It mice filled my center console with enough grass seed to fill a large coffee cup.
Le Mans Master
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From: Powassan ON
adsvette,
I'm not sure if it makes a difference but I'm in CT.
I use three small containers, two under the car and one inside. The style I use has a catch container, basket and a bag of desiccant.There is at least 2/3 desiccant left by spring. In the past(prior to Bag It) when spring arrived and the car was uncovered it was covered in quite a bit of fine dust that would sift its way through my car cover and blankets. Not with the Bag It, it comes out spotless, and no mice. Prior to Bag It mice filled my center console with enough grass seed to fill a large coffee cup.
I'm not sure if it makes a difference but I'm in CT.
I use three small containers, two under the car and one inside. The style I use has a catch container, basket and a bag of desiccant.There is at least 2/3 desiccant left by spring. In the past(prior to Bag It) when spring arrived and the car was uncovered it was covered in quite a bit of fine dust that would sift its way through my car cover and blankets. Not with the Bag It, it comes out spotless, and no mice. Prior to Bag It mice filled my center console with enough grass seed to fill a large coffee cup.
Safety Car
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I have been very pleased with a "Car Capsule" the last few years. It costs about $300 but can be used every season. It is a thick clear plastic cover that is filled with air. The fan stays on all the time and changes over all the air 4 times per hour. That means no quick changes in temp to cause condensation and moisture is not a problem. Leave the windows open and zip it up. Keeps rodents and bugs out. Car is as fresh as when you put it away.
Large plastic bubble your car stays in whole season. It has a zipper all the way around and I zip it to both zippers meet where the charger cord goes out and keep battery in.
Real life never as slick as the ads...
Large plastic bubble your car stays in whole season. It has a zipper all the way around and I zip it to both zippers meet where the charger cord goes out and keep battery in.
Real life never as slick as the ads...
Last edited by minitech; Sep 17, 2014 at 08:17 AM.
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[QUOTE=minitech;1587836136] That means no quick changes in temp to cause condensation and moisture is not a problem. /QUOTE]
It also means that the air inside is at the same temp and humidity as the air outside. Nothing gained.
It also means that the air inside is at the same temp and humidity as the air outside. Nothing gained.
Safety Car
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[QUOTE=Mike Ward;1587836162]Maybe it is the turn over of air gradually? In any case moisture is not an issue. No musty smell, no need to have any desiccant in my experience with it.
Le Mans Master
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From: Tennessee/Rhode Island
Nope pretty much do nothing special and have not for 32 years. Disconnect the negative battery terminal and fill the gas tank to the top to prevent moisture accumulation. That's it..
Burning Brakes
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From: The Motor City
Agree with you
Dave
Racer
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From: Pequannock NJ
I guess my idea is a little different then most of the folks here. This will be my first winter with the vette. My plan is to fill the tank, leave it in the garage and if the snow hit's us hard, just open the door and let it idol for a few minutes a couple times a week. Pulling the battery, draining the fluids, etc just seems a little too much but maybe that's because I'm in Jersey and even a bad winter here is nothing like what you guys see up north.
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From: Crossville TN
Starting a very cold engine when you don't NEED it is not as beneficial as you may think. Start-up is the time of heaviest wear on engine parts; and doing that with thick, poor lubricating oil is even worse.
Don't get me wrong. Running the engine on occasion is a good thing, as long as you run it long enough to reach normal operating temps and run that way for a while.
If you really intend to do much of what you described, please put full synthetic oil in the engine. At least, it will flow much better and have better lubricity at low temps than dino oil when making cold weather starts/idles.
Don't get me wrong. Running the engine on occasion is a good thing, as long as you run it long enough to reach normal operating temps and run that way for a while.
If you really intend to do much of what you described, please put full synthetic oil in the engine. At least, it will flow much better and have better lubricity at low temps than dino oil when making cold weather starts/idles.
Racer
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From: Pequannock NJ
What's considered cold or better yet too cold? Also my garage is attached and partial heated so it never really goes below freezing.
Starting a very cold engine when you don't NEED it is not as beneficial as you may think. Start-up is the time of heaviest wear on engine parts; and doing that with thick, poor lubricating oil is even worse.
Don't get me wrong. Running the engine on occasion is a good thing, as long as you run it long enough to reach normal operating temps and run that way for a while.
If you really intend to do much of what you described, please put full synthetic oil in the engine. At least, it will flow much better and have better lubricity at low temps than dino oil when making cold weather starts/idles.
Don't get me wrong. Running the engine on occasion is a good thing, as long as you run it long enough to reach normal operating temps and run that way for a while.
If you really intend to do much of what you described, please put full synthetic oil in the engine. At least, it will flow much better and have better lubricity at low temps than dino oil when making cold weather starts/idles.
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I guess my idea is a little different then most of the folks here. This will be my first winter with the vette. My plan is to fill the tank, leave it in the garage and if the snow hit's us hard, just open the door and let it idol for a few minutes a couple times a week. Pulling the battery, draining the fluids, etc just seems a little too much but maybe that's because I'm in Jersey and even a bad winter here is nothing like what you guys see up north.
Racer
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From: Pequannock NJ
So you never warm up your car and let the fluids circulate? I'm not talking about idling for hours, just a few minutes.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Powassan ON
For heated storage all I ever did was grease it, add fuel stabilizer, disconnect the battery, change oil, check tire pressure and cover it.
Now its going into cold storage, I'll do the above plus I checked the coolant mix last night (-40!) and I'll take the battery into the heated garage and put it on the shelf with the rest of my batteries.
dodosmike
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From: Powassan ON