Car storage
madteg - 10/1/10 at 11:43 PM
What should i do to my car if i store it for six months in box trailer
1 cover with wd 40
2 drain water
3 leave on axle stands.
blakep82 - 10/1/10 at 11:50 PM
make sure the trailer can't be nicked
madteg - 10/1/10 at 11:51 PM
traier bolted to a wall and dead car parked behind it
ReMan - 10/1/10 at 11:52 PM
For only 6 months probably nothing!
wd40 the bare metal perhaps, but otherwise try and make sure its put away dry and make sure the box is ventilated
Angel Acevedo - 11/1/10 at 01:42 AM
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Originally posted by madteg
What should i do to my car if i store it for six months in box trailer
1 cover with wd 40
2 drain water
3 leave on axle stands.
Change oil, Coolant, Warm up new oil to drive moisture out, Replenish battery, recharge and disconnect, Trickle charger is a good idea. Changing
Barake fluid too, as absorbed moisture may produce corrosion in the lines.
There is a product like shrink wrap (not locost) that you make a cover, with a sun powered vent to keep inside air low in moisture.
Inflate tires to a little bit above normal, put in jackstands.
iīve read somewhere else that you may spray WD40 on the intake on the last couple of second you run the engine, donīt know if itīs worth it.
Bluemoon - 11/1/10 at 09:09 AM
Make sure air can circulate in and out of the box trailer to stop condensation..
Dan
dhutch - 11/1/10 at 02:54 PM
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..make sure the box is ventilated
Yeah, i would say the main thing is to make sure the box is vented.
- I have a 3" gap and the back where i extended the hight but not the tailgate and leave the front flap ajar about the same amount. Before i did
this it was always wet inside.
Daniel
jacko - 11/1/10 at 08:03 PM
Blow the tyres up hard if left on car that's if you dont lift the car of the ground
I do this to mine for 6 months of the year
dave r - 11/1/10 at 09:06 PM
i have a nice small 120 watt heater you can suff under the car if you are intending to do it in this weather kev
dave