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Ok some here comes winter

Discussion in 'Street/strip 400/430/455' started by bmdiener, Oct 23, 2003.

  1. bmdiener

    bmdiener Well-Known Member

    Well this is the first winter that the 455 will see in my car. I built it last winter.

    What are some tips, start it every week? i can't drive it the car is in too good of shape to take out in the winter.

    Just wanting some tips on what to do while winter is here and come spring what to do to fire it back up.

    In the spring should i reprime it, or do any other special thing?
     
  2. lcac_man

    lcac_man Hovercraft Technician

    Winter? Huh? Oh yeah, that's when I have to where socks with my sandals:laugh:
     
  3. Smartin

    Smartin Guest



    boooooooo!!! Hey, my car came from Oceanside. No wonder it hates the cold:laugh: Do you know a guy named Al Knepper?



    ....I wouldn't see the need to reprime it unless it sat for months without turning the key. But even then:Do No:
     
  4. Jim Weise

    Jim Weise EFI/DIS 482

    it's responses like that, that will make us northerners just chuckle, when California drops into the sea...


    :laugh: :gt:


    Seriously..

    Just change the oil, unhook the battery, make sure it has enough anti-freeze in it, and let it sit.

    You will potentially do more harm to it, buy cold starting it a number of times, than by just letting it sit for a few months.

    Best storage is a temp-stable place.. cold or warm.. temp variations, in the average un-heated, un-insulated garage, will cause condensation.

    But in your part of the world, that is no where near as big a problem as it is up here in the arctic.

    Oh yea.. another winter..

    I think I am gonna just camp out at the shop, till spring, and have food and clean clothes brought in..

    Close the curtains in my office, and block the window on the service door, and I will never know it's winter...

    :mad:

    JW
     
  5. KEN COTRONA

    KEN COTRONA Well-Known Member

    i was in coventry ct today, setting a grave monument
    IT WAS SNOWING
    at least the snow will cover all the leaves that need picking up.
     
  6. No point in starting it up during the winter unless roads are clear and dry enough for you to go for an extended drive to thoroughly warm it up to full operating temps, regularly.

    I change my oil right after I park it in the garage last day I drive it. Probably this weekend. Then run the engine for a couple minutes to circulate the new oil. Disconnect the battery. Make sure the tires are aired up. My car is kept in an unheated, uninsulated garage, and I do have condensation problems. Or I should say I used to have that problem. I now run an oscillating floor level fan, and a taller, 4'? fan in the garage all winter long. It definitely keeps the condensation away. I also add Stabil to the gas tank and fill it up full before I park it.

    It's a very sad day, knowing it will be a good 5 months until I can fire it up again. :ball:
     
  7. Mark J

    Mark J Member

    Brrrr....You midwest guys send shivers up my spine with your
    winter stories ! I'll be thinking of you while I'm water skiing in
    January ! :grin:
     
  8. dcm422

    dcm422 Well-Known Member

    Just in case anyone forgot last winter.:jd: :jd: :jd: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

    Mark
     

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  9. Leviathan

    Leviathan Inmate of the Month

    ...looks like an average Calgary morning there Mark :laugh: We only have 2 seasons up here, this winter & last winter.

    A couple of more things to add:

    Top the gas tank up to prevent corrosion

    Store the battery somepalce warm if possible, temperatures below freezing when it's at a lower charge can cause the plates to warp.
    Buy mousetraps....
     
  10. lcac_man

    lcac_man Hovercraft Technician

    "it's responses like that, that will make us northerners just chuckle, when California drops into the sea..."

    Then I'll have island property, my $475k house will be $900k island retreat:Brow:
     
  11. MikeM

    MikeM Mississippi Buicks

    I'm storing cars all the time. I may not have it right, but what works for me... Start it a few times a year if you can. Disconnecting the battery is a really good idea, espically if it's got a drain like a clock. Check the tires and pump them up with a battery operated compressor as often as you can. Eventually it will start leaking.

    That's about it.

    Mike
     
  12. txgwildcat

    txgwildcat Guest

    Winter, I almost forgot? Only 101 degrees here yesterday.
     
  13. Eric Schmelzer

    Eric Schmelzer Well-Known Member

    Lots of people in the midwest water ski in January. We just call it snow and/or ice. Sometimes we do it in our winter beaters (VW Rabbit Greg) I'll let Greg explain the Rabbit comment.
     
  14. Smartin

    Smartin Guest

    On new years day, people get together to water ski on the St. Louis riverfront next to the arch.:shock:

    My buddies and I did it one year....wow. Never doing it again. Talk about shrinkage:eek: :laugh:
     

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