nofear

I will be storing my car outside preferbly for the majority of the winter. I have about a half tank in there right now.
my problem is
1. i hear with gas these days it breaks down fast so im worried that if i fill her up that it could waste a full tank of gas and hurt the motor.

2. What should i put under the wheels if anything. It will be out side so it will get wet.

3. is stabilizer safe to use on our motors?

4.do i disconnect both battery terminals or ?

mygt500

1.Filling the stang up will help prevention condensation from forming and therefore better fuel preservation (no water)

2. I would use some clear (at least 8 mil thick) plastic that is used for when you paint and it can be found at home depot or lowes or any hardware or paint supply store. It should be the length and width of the car and it will help act as a barrier from the moisture from underneath the car during rain, sleet, or snow and when it melts. Prevents it from coming up thru the ground. Just lay it out and drive onto it...

3. If you plan on storing it for more than 3 months I would use the stabilizer. It prevents the formation of water in the gas and preserves it for up to 12 months. I have used it forever and no problems.

4. Disconnect the battery terminals and store the battery indoors.


Get a good car cover and you should be fine. Inflate the tires to near max pressure so it will help prevent flat spots on the tires and loss of air during the temp chages that can be drastic in the winter/fall.

Nuke

What mygt500 said, except you only need to disconnect either 1 of the battery terminals. You're simply trying to prevent draining the battery. Both won't hurt but isn't necessary.

Fuel stabilizer won't hurt your engine and is, at the very least, less detrimental than stale fuel.

jdmcbride

Winterize? I just keep her waxed up and drive everyday! We might see lows at night in the low 50s in December in Palm Beach, Florida.

Nuke

Go ahead, rub it in...

Riptide

There are 3 months out of the year in MT that are real, real bad. Dec,Jan, and Feb. I am not winterizing the car and will drive it every chance I get when there isn't snow or ice on the road. During those 3 months I'll be lucky to get the car out of the garage once every 2-3 weeks.

Nuke

Since my Stang isn't my DD, that's about how infrequently I NORMALLY drive it.

Riptide

I enjoy it to much for it to sit there like that unless it's out of necessity.

You must have extremely low mileage on the car.

Nuke

Actually, quite the opposite. I put about 1500-2000 miles/month on her. I typically drive to Chicago from Kentucky 1-2 times/month plus have taken 2 trips to Philly, 1 to Boston. But she'll sit more in the garage from December thru February since if there's snow in the forecast, I drive the SUV north. In 17 months she has 28,000 miles on the meter.

mygt500

same here Nuke! I am all about preservation considering I only put about 1K-2K miles max a year on the car and thats in the spring and summer for the most part..... dropping insurance to fire and theft this AM......

Car is napping for the duration....