Winters Coming!

[myspitfire]

Winters around Ohio are a little perfidious,their not all bad days,my cars will not go into perminate storage but always ready to jump.BUT some good suggestions are;
1.keep the tank full with stabiilizer
2.use dry gas,as dripping condensation is always prevalent
3.Fill the tires with nitrogen
4.Use Duplicolor'Shield'on lower areas of the car & bonnet
as it protects against salt dust spray.(Its a temporary
spray-on bra product,which will not harm the finish &
washes right off after your run
5.Lightly spray in & under the fender wells with water &
with a fan running to dry.
6.coat the wiring with wd-40 or equivilant
7.Drive the car once in awhile to drain the muffler of
condensation through the weep holes
8.clean out or clear the weep holes under the rocker panels
for collected water to ventilate
9.Never back-flush the radiator cooling system just let it
drain freely then refill,to much water pressure can have
a tendency to loosen & clog.
10.let common sense run rampant...those are my practices for
winter
Ken&Whitelightning


the weep holes

 

[DougF]

I will add fuel stabilizer and spray all chrome with a WD40 type product.
The car does not get put on floor stands. I try to drive the it at least once a month during this time. If it is not snowed in at the garage and the roads are clear of salt, I'll make the time to drive it.

 

[Guest]

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Winter. What's winter

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you remember, it's the time right after Hurricane season! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazyeyes.gif

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Doahhhhh!




Bill

 

[Tinster]

Don't like salt??

I love salt!! Particularly when it's glistening on the
bronzed skin of a bikini babe just out of the ocean and
lying nearby on the crystal white sand.

Life is hard here in the tropics.... but we endure.

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[Brosky]

Who was the wise guy who posted the picture of the flooded street a week or so ago?

Luckily in New England we have the best of all worlds. Stifling humidity in the summer, too much rain at the wrong times, snow and freezing cold and the ability to sit and watch every hurricane that hits the islands and Florida and wonder if it will be the next big disaster headed here.

 

[myspitfire]

Whew!!I'm sure glad i live in Ohio.Pity the poor souls that don't experience the 4-seasons,they radiate a beautiful patina. Ken&WhiteLightning

 

[kodanja]

Lately here in New England we only have 3 seasons, REAL HOT, REAL COLD & REAL WET! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazyeyes.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/england.gif

 

[Aldwyn]

Are they Pings? Is the car for sale? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[R6MGS]

If you use the car daily in a winter environment...put a coat of wax on and don't buff it off....this looks terrible, but it keeps the salt from attacking the body....Then mix up a spray bottle of varsol and motor oil(roughly 50:50) spray all the wheel wells, bumpers, bumper mounts, and anywhere else u think might need protection....your car will look terrible all winter, but in the spring once you clean it up it will look like it was never winter driven at all.

 

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...Then mix up a spray bottle of varsol and motor oil(roughly 50:50)

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Varsol and motor oil? That is interesting. I use Varsol all the time as a solvent to clean parts. What does it do to the motor oil? Thin it out? Does this cause the motor oil to thin out and seek small cracks? And when the Varsol evaporates, you now have a thin coat of oil? And did I just answer all my own questions.

Seems like it would work, have to try it. Any downside to this concoction?



Bill

 

[R6MGS]

Well you did answer your own question /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif My dad started doing this back in the 70's to protect his Camaros...My mom wouldn't "bang her boots" so he'd remove the carpet from the footwell and spray it down too....It doesn't harm the paint at all(may strip wax though). It's also helpful for making those dry wheels well on your driver shiny before a show.