67BETE

What do you do for winter storage of your vettes? If the weather breaks and road salt isn't bad, I would be tempted to drive her all year, so I don't want to "moth ball" her, but I am interested in some of the things other people do over the winter months. I was thinking of getting one of those cocoon things to keep the moisture, bugs, etc down. Let me know.

skyman51

I have two midyears. I always store one and keep the other "active" for the winter, All I do for the car that I am going to store is change the oil and filter, put dessicant bags inside and fill the tank with a mixture of 100LL Av Gas and Premium unleaded. I run it abit to get the gas in the system. Av Gas prevents any gumming or deterioration of gaskets and seals. I then attach a battery tender, put the car cover on it and forget about it until spring. I have been doing this for years and never have had a problem. As far as the other car, I change the oil and filter,check all belts,hoses and fluids including anti freeze and I drive it all winter as long as there is no salt on the road, Both cars are big blocks,but the one I store is a 396/425 which requires mixing av gas or race fuel with high test and I usually dont want to bother with that in the winter. The other car is a 427/390 that runs just fine on 93 premium pump gas.

Viet Nam Vett

I don't store mine. It gets fired up minimum every 2 weeks. If the roads are clear and dry..out she goes to terrorize the neighbourhood...then back into the garage.

If the roads are salted or wet ..I fire her up and bring the motor to temp and back her out in the driveway and move her around and work the breaks and get all the fluids flowing then back into the garage.

To me..it's better to do the above and keep all the seals and gaskets wet and the brakes juiced rather then let it all dry out.

John S 1961

I met a guy with a 62 with a ski rack on it, at the ski area, about 20 years ago, must have been a real handful, great heaters though

Sky65

Winter storage????? What's that?

w1ctc

Any opinion on parking on a plastic sheet in an unheated garage. The idea is to keep out the moisture from the floor.

Solid327

Shouldn't be necessary. Building codes have required a moisture barrier under the concrete slab for years. You could get one of those parking mats just to keep some of the cold off and for extra piece of mind.

magicv8

I run the car every 2-3 weeks for a half hour minimum, drive it if I can (depends on winter project - my 66 has fiberglass frame shields). Put bait and dishes of green antifreeze out to kill mice.

PS right on sky65, these cars can handle deep snow, hail, and othe r crap better than the best selling asian stuff.

Jimbo64

Be careful putting anti-freeze around to kill mice. It works but I lost a good lab which ate a mouse which ate the anti-freeze.

SWCDuke

Lots of discussion in the archives...

Duke

gilbybarr

Down here in the southeast I dont worry about winter storage....but up in upstate New York I used to do the following: Check antifreeze protection. Oil and filter change. Wash, Dry (drive around the block to get water out of body cavities) and wax...vaccume interior. Dont use armorall or such on the interior putting it away as it could leave moisture and mold up on you (unless you can leave it open and dry out well). Moisture bags in the interior on a plate (a hardware store will sell boxes that go in closets). Put 5 pounds extra air in the tires to prevent flat spotting (remember to correct in the spring). Trickle charger on battery but think about disconnecting battery from the car itself to elminate risk of wiring fire while stored, particularly on older cars with original wiring. Have a full gas tank and use fuel preservative such as Stabil. Plastic sheeting on the garage floor. Car cover. I didnt start my car until the spring.....no real need and didnt want to have condensation collect at the low point of the mufflers.

MN65-Bob

try this article put out on the Corvette Action Center Site.

http://corvetteactioncenter.com/modu...threadid=88896

or

http://tinyurl.com/y7jaqy (same url just in tiny form)

Has soom good extras that I woulde not have thought of...

65convt

COOL!
I always try to get out ahd row through the gears as much as possible, WEATHER DEPENDING.
Any sunny day in the winter I can be found cruising our area. Helps shake off the winter blues.

OldDog58Vette