STORAGE INFORMATION from Paul Koerner
09-06-2016, 01:01 AM
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STORAGE INFORMATION from Paul Koerner
If you plan to store your C7 for longer than one month, Paul emphasizes the following points. Review your owner's manual for more storage recommendations (battery tender, ect.).
- Store newer Generation (5 through 7) with 1/4 tank of gas.
- Use fuel stabilizer if storing for longer than one month at a time.
- Change oil before storage
The reason for only storing with 1/4 tank of gas has to do with the location of the fuel sending unit. In the C7, the fuel sending units are half way up inside each of the two tanks. Sulfur in the gasoline can coat the fuel level sensors, causing the fuel gauge to become inoperative. The reason that this does not happen when you are regularly driving the car is that movement of the gas in the tanks keeps the contacts clear. In order to clean the contacts, use a 20 ounce bottle of Chevron Techron Fuel System Cleaner (Auto Zone, etc.).
The old reasons for storing with a full tank of gas no longer apply with the C7. The double sealed fuel filler neck and the charcoal canister on the other side of the tank prevent moisture build up from taking place.
- Store newer Generation (5 through 7) with 1/4 tank of gas.
- Use fuel stabilizer if storing for longer than one month at a time.
- Change oil before storage
The reason for only storing with 1/4 tank of gas has to do with the location of the fuel sending unit. In the C7, the fuel sending units are half way up inside each of the two tanks. Sulfur in the gasoline can coat the fuel level sensors, causing the fuel gauge to become inoperative. The reason that this does not happen when you are regularly driving the car is that movement of the gas in the tanks keeps the contacts clear. In order to clean the contacts, use a 20 ounce bottle of Chevron Techron Fuel System Cleaner (Auto Zone, etc.).
The old reasons for storing with a full tank of gas no longer apply with the C7. The double sealed fuel filler neck and the charcoal canister on the other side of the tank prevent moisture build up from taking place.
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09-06-2016, 12:39 PM
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There's also a great article over at the Corvette Action Center on long term / winter storage:
http://www.CorvetteActionCenter.com/...e/storage.html
http://www.CorvetteActionCenter.com/...e/storage.html
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09-06-2016, 02:49 PM
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Timely thread for those of us that live up North . . .
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09-06-2016, 04:17 PM
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I live up North and I dislike the weather with a passion ...Born and raised in Cleve, Ohio and I love the ppl and the city but the winter weather is God awful. It sucks having to put the toys (Vette, boat, jet ski) away for the winter months....and then we HAVE to vacation in Mexico for 25 or so days to get away from the freezing cold. A few more years and the kids will be grown enough for us to move to warmer climates and where I'll put my toes in the water and my a$$ in the sand.
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Bump for those who will be storing their Corvettes over the winter months.