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For two winters now all I did was top up the tank and make sure the coolant was good to -40*C. I put a tight cover over it, but, nothing else. No battery monitor either. Starts right up in the spring, check the tire pressure, and off we go!
P.S. My car came from Innisfil where it spent most of its life!
Last edited by Ontario73; Sep 13, 2014 at 12:52 PM.
I fill the gas tank, attach a battery tender and leave it alone. The sky-is-falling types will be along shortly with their must-do lists that would suffice for Armageddon.
Some people seem to forget that these things were 'just cars' for the first 20+ years of their life. Just about everyone of them was left exposed to the elements for a good part of that.
I'm sure glad our winters are very short.. Once my frame off is complete I would imagine I will do nothing for the 2 cold months. Might even get a few nice days to drive it. That's what I do with my street Rod...
I have gone commercial for 15+ years. Steady 60*F temps, free cover, no start, battery disconnected, secure, staffed and with alarms, etc. I just let it sit October to April. Bring on the snow and freezing rain.
I fill the gas tank, attach a battery tender and leave it alone. The sky-is-falling types will be along shortly with their must-do lists that would suffice for Armageddon.
OK, so an unheated garage. Sounds good: out of snow and freezing rain. Take the battery out and store in basement on a piece of wood: not concrete (Wives' Tale #1, it works, the battery will die on concrete). You can get a battery tender at Canadian Tire but really you do not need it (pic). But it will not hurt. While you are at CTC get fuel stabilizer (Wives' Tale #2, it works.) Fill tank with fresh fuel. Do NOT set up on blocks. Get an oil change in October. Do NOT use a heavy cover, unless just a light breathable dust cover. Use "Bounce" dryer sheets in the interior and engine compartment to keep mice away. Do NOT start the car during the winter. Do NOT sit on vinyl seats at -20C. In other words just leave the car alone for the winter. April will come!
Also, I take steel wool and stuff it in the exhaust pipe openings to prevent Micky from making a nest in the mufflers. I also do moth ***** and a desiccant to collect moisture. Make sure you put that in a large container though.
Never saw that one at CTC. I only use mine when the car comes out of storage in April. It always starts up after commercial storage for six months but is a wee bit short of full load. But about five hours it is ready for summer....I wish we had one this year!
But I did struggle to enjoy about 1,600 miles. Not too bad.
Today was miserable; about 45*F and very wet. I actually turned the furnace on I was so uncomfortable inside the house. This is much too early.
Never saw that one at CTC. I only use mine when the car comes out of storage in April. It always starts up after commercial storage for six months but is a wee bit short of full load. But about five hours it is ready for summer....I wish we had one this year!
But I did struggle to enjoy about 1,600 miles. Not too bad.
Today was miserable; about 45*F and very wet. I actually turned the furnace on I was so uncomfortable inside the house. This is much too early.
You mentioned moisture; many years ago I purchased a "Bag It". It's a non-breathable envelope style cover. It has zippers on three side. I do most of the things described above, unzip the bag, open it up and drive the car on it. It instructs you to put desiccant under the car and inside. I put a light cloth cover on first and zip it up. It come out as clean as it went in
Move south ...away from polar bears and that stuff...
I might put the top up Jan . Till late March.
Actually there is a certain beauty in winter. In a perverse sense I enjoy putting the Corvette to sleep and letting the white stuff come down. Then waiting for that DAY in April.
I signed my driveway snowblowing contract last week.
Corvette Winter Storage ?
