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Hello. First forgive me if this is the wrong area for this question; or if its been asked before, but here goes.
I have a 2000 C5 Corvette coupe and I plan on storing this over the winter season (I live in the northern US). It will be in an enclosed building and covered. Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
Winter storage???
Have you ever been accused of being 'premature'?
We don't want to think about that in August.
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Here's what I do when putting the car in storage:
Obviously detail the car.
Top off gas tank with some Sta-Bil and Techron in it.
Add a few extra lbs of air in the tires.
Put some carpet squares under the tires.
Put some Bounce dryer sheets in engine bay and in the cabin.
Hook up the battery to a Battery Tender Plus.
Put cover on car.
Obviously detail the car.
Top off gas tank with some Sta-Bil and Techron in it.
Add a few extra lbs of air in the tires.
Put some carpet squares under the tires.
Put some Bounce dryer sheets in engine bay and in the cabin.
Hook up the battery to a Battery Tender Plus.
Put cover on car.
Thanks for the good advice. I think that will be the plan to follow.
Obviously detail the car.
Top off gas tank with some Sta-Bil and Techron in it.
Add a few extra lbs of air in the tires.
Put some carpet squares under the tires.
Put some Bounce dryer sheets in engine bay and in the cabin.
Hook up the battery to a Battery Tender Plus.
Put cover on car.
Exactly what I did when I had to put it to sleep for the winter with one exception, I put some steel wool in the tips of the exhaust pipes and covered with a sandwich bag and rubberband. My thought was that would keep any mice out if they thought it'd make a nice nesting place. I'd usually forget they were there in the spring and it was interesting to see how far they shot when I fired that sucker up.
There is also a large difference of opinion if you should periodically start it or not. I was in the "no" camp. As long as you have a Battery Tender Plus hooked up - let it sleep.
Prior to storage I do my best to empty the fuel tank then fill it with ethanol free marine fuel. It's available in my area at about $3/gal. I also add a bottle of Techron to the fuel. Put on a battery tender and an indoor cover, I'm done.
08-15-2017, 10:19 PM
Winter storage
