vetteone00

I just purchased my first corvette, a C5. What an awsome car. A few have told me that I should start it a few times over the winter months or the electronics can become a little messed up. Any advice?

Blitzkrieg

I just got home from dropping my car off at a friends heated barn for the winter about an hour ago. This is what I do.............

1. Fill car up with 93

2. Put trickle charger on

3. Put cover on

4. Close the garage door and walk away crying like a 6 year old school girl till mid April!


I've been doing it this way for 7 years, some guys get all goofy about " The proper way to store a car". I enjoy hearing all the wacko stuff that they do.

Stan MI

I just did the same thing......... Especially #4 !!!!

RedWolf

Put mine away about a week ago. Did the same but put in Stabil. I know it is not necessary but it makes me feel better. I also start it up and move it around a bit every few weeks. i.e. up and down the driveway to lubricate the seals. Did not do that in the past and had to replace a differential output shaft seal after only six years.

andynpz

FWIW - just got my baby out of seven months summer storage in FL.

I use a rented garage in a storage facility with no electric power, so I just add Stabil a few days before lay-up and once in the garage I disconnect the negative lead from the battery, put a Damprid bag in the cockpit and a cover over the car.

The battery has had enough juice to start each November, and the electronics seem totally unaffected - tires lose a couple of psi - computer remembers oil life and trip odometers and personal settings.

Cheers, Andy

Vetteman Jack

The electronics will not be harmed if you just let it sit. But in one of the files below, you can read what a GM engineer says about starting the car up every now and then when it is in storage.

El original

Welcome to the Corvette community, many smiles and happy miles. In a couple of years you will be telling us how to winterise our Corvettes. lol Greetings from Canada, Rob

STALION

Yup went through the same process on Monday, stored in barn, disconnected battery, cover it, walked away and cried a little and will see her in 6 months

TorchRedRocket

I'm a firm believer in "if you can't run it down the road, don't start it." Idling will not charge the battery as well as running the car will, not to mention you will just build up moister and condensation in the fluids and exhaust system, etc. that won't get burned off.

99mallett

Put the '64 up on the lift & winterized it about a month ago...
Put the wife's '01 in hibernation a couple of weeks ago...
My '99 will get put away this weekend...

My "Winter" procedures include:
1. Fill gas tank & check fluids.
2. Thoroughly wash & detail.
3. Coat of wax to keep cover from scratching.
4. Put on Battery Tender.
5. Cover.
6. Wait impatiently until earliest opportunity to start driving in Spring.

My garage has heat and is kept at 55 or higher, so the winter is mild for my little babies....

Virtual Geezer

I do what most of the others prescribe here: Oil and filter change, fill tank, add Stabil as per directions, thoroughly clean inside and out, disconnect negative battery cable, cover and weep. Have had a Vette since 1992 and have never had a winter storage issue.