Please help me "winterize" my car

Jason Oldfield · 10-28-2007, 05:48 PM

Boy...in a heated shop? Let's see:

1. Back off the valves so that some of the valve springs don't sit compressed in the same position for 5 months straight
2. In addition to covering the carb, I guess you could stick a couple of rags in the end of the collectors as well to keep any critters out of there.
3. Put the car on jack stands so that the tires aren't sitting in the same spot (if the shop weren't heated and the slicks were still pretty new, you're probably want to remove them and bring them inside)
4. Maybe disconnect the ground to the battery too, though if you shut the master cutoff switch off, I'm not sure that's even necessary
5. Drain the fuel out of the bowls of the carb, and fog it (though I just drain the fuel out of the bowls)
6. Drain the fuel out of the fuel cell, lines, pump(s), and filter(s)...though I know this is the RIGHT thing to do, I can't say that I ever do this...
7. Drain the oil - I can't confirm this but I've read that it's not good to let the crank sit in stationary oil for a long period of time

Um....I'm out of ideas...anybody else have any?

10-28-2007, 05:48 PM	#3
Jason Oldfield Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 619 Likes: 1 Liked 10 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Please help me "winterize" my car Boy...in a heated shop? Let's see: 1. Back off the valves so that some of the valve springs don't sit compressed in the same position for 5 months straight 2. In addition to covering the carb, I guess you could stick a couple of rags in the end of the collectors as well to keep any critters out of there. 3. Put the car on jack stands so that the tires aren't sitting in the same spot (if the shop weren't heated and the slicks were still pretty new, you're probably want to remove them and bring them inside) 4. Maybe disconnect the ground to the battery too, though if you shut the master cutoff switch off, I'm not sure that's even necessary 5. Drain the fuel out of the bowls of the carb, and fog it (though I just drain the fuel out of the bowls) 6. Drain the fuel out of the fuel cell, lines, pump(s), and filter(s)...though I know this is the RIGHT thing to do, I can't say that I ever do this... 7. Drain the oil - I can't confirm this but I've read that it's not good to let the crank sit in stationary oil for a long period of time Um....I'm out of ideas...anybody else have any? __________________ Jason Oldfield S/G & S/St 1838