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Old Oct 17, 2022 | 06:29 PM
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C-4 being put to bed for the winter....Have no electric available...too far to make the trip to start the engine every 2 wks or so. What other options do I have, Will anything weird happen about pulling the battery ? what else should I be concerned about. ?
Took her out for a spin, and found a beautiful spot to take some pictures.
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Back before I built my garage I used to rent a storage unit for the winter and I just pulled the battery out and took it home.
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Yep, thats what I plan, but wasn't sure if disconnecting the battery would mess up any of the electronics.
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Top off the gas, change the oil if it's near due...park it.

Open and enjoy in the spring.

A good read for you: SHOULD I START MY CAR FOR WINTER STORAGE?
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Yep, thats what I plan, but wasn't sure if disconnecting the battery would mess up any of the electronics.
the car didn't have one when it was built
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As mentioned....pull the battery. Take it home and put on battery tender. Have been doing this for years with no problems.
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At a minimum, disconnect the negative terminal at the battery. Better, as has already been said, pull the battery, carry it home, and put it on a good tender.

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Yep, thats what I plan, but wasn't sure if disconnecting the battery would mess up any of the electronics.
I think that the only thing that you lose is your preset radio stations.
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Radio presets are lost, and the alarm system is inoperative. Nothing is damaged. The car will start up and run normally when the battery is reconnected in the spring. Radio presets will need to be re-entered.

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C-4 being put to bed for the winter....Have no electric available...too far to make the trip to start the engine every 2 wks or so. What other options do I have, Will anything weird happen about pulling the battery ? what else should I be concerned about in storage units edmonton?
Took her out for a spin, and found a beautiful spot to take some pictures.
Dec 17, 2021 I used the search forum, and wasn't able to find anything; but for those who have stored their Ferrari in a storage unit; were you comfortable with a 10x20 (for an F430)? I'm assuming that if I can trailer it in my 8.5x20 enclosed trailer it should work, but not sure about maneuvering it in, and how much the roll up doors will intrude. We're getting close to moving to our next project, so I thought it would be a good time to take it with us on our trip to Austin for the holiday, and leave it for the 2-3 months before we get settled at the next location (I'd also get more use of it while we're there!). It'll save me a trip later, and I'm assuming the driving days are coming to and end in Kentucky. I've heard it snows and ice's around here.
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