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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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I plan to let my c6 sit in my garage all winter. What type of preparations do I need to do to keep it ready to go in the springtime? Battery Tender, Stabill, etc.??
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 04:43 PM
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I plan to let my c6 sit in my garage all winter. What type of preparations do I need to do to keep it ready to go in the springtime? Battery Tender, Stabill, etc.??
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Cosmolene. Slather it on good. Works for the military.
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I plan to let my c6 sit in my garage all winter. What type of preparations do I need to do to keep it ready to go in the springtime? Battery Tender, Stabill, etc.??
Thanks.
Why? I don't know where you live but there are always nice winter days to drive.

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Cosmolene. Slather it on good. Works for the military.
The mental image this conjours up is a big glob of petroleum jelly.
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