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1. Re: storage (score: 1)
Author: PhastPhill@aol.com
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 09:35:52 EST
We used to put the farm machinery away for the winter by warming the engines up, then at fast idle pour oil in the carb until it started smoking. Then pour more till the engine died. Our stuff lasted
/html/tigers/2005-12/msg00000.html (6,499 bytes)

2. Re: storage (score: 1)
Author: Steve Laifman <SLaifman@socal.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 10:26:25 -0800
But Joey, Did you get a full explanation of the storage preparation the engine was [ut through to allow this. Recommend you get the details of lubrication through the spark plug, fresh oil before sto
/html/tigers/2005-12/msg00001.html (6,958 bytes)

3. Re: storage (score: 1)
Author: "Joey Hiykel" <v8sunbeamtiger@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 16:45:06 -0600
what i have collected frome everyone is: Dont start the car at all. Change the oil to get all the contaminants out. Plugs holes from mice. Moth balls. Car cover. Coolant is good. and thats about it.
/html/tigers/2005-12/msg00002.html (7,865 bytes)

4. Re: storage (score: 1)
Author: "Joey Hiykel" <v8sunbeamtiger@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 20:54:07 -0600
yea, i have the battery unhooked right now, but it is still in the car. The car is covered, and is inside. I have added Sta-Bil to the gas, but i havent ran the car with it. The snow came too fast an
/html/tigers/2005-12/msg00003.html (9,781 bytes)

5. Storage (score: 1)
Author: H2Otor@aol.com
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 22:26:24 EST
I store my Tiger about 5 months in the snow belt. When I store the car I start the engine and pour a light motor oil into the carb until white smoke comes out of the exhaust pipes and then shut it of
/html/tigers/2005-12/msg00031.html (6,704 bytes)

6. storage (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Boynton" <jimboynton@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:42:14 -0500
The latest issue of Classic Motorsports had an article about storing cars during the winter. I have always put a car cover over my Tiger but the author recommended leaving the car uncovered. What do
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00308.html (7,149 bytes)

7. Re: storage (score: 1)
Author: CoolVT@aol.com
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:05:01 EST
I saw that article and, as you do, I have always put a cover on. I have never seen a moisture problem. I think as long as the cover can breath that it's okay. Of course, if someone is storing in a d
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00309.html (7,354 bytes)

8. Re: storage (score: 1)
Author: <arado7@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:59:52 -0500
I normally consider my dry garage adequate cover along with a floating battery tender. This winter, however, cover is meaningless as I am taking my car back one more step. Installing an original 2 ba
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00310.html (7,658 bytes)

9. Re: storage (score: 1)
Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:27:08 -0800
Sorry I haven't read the article, but I think it depends on the climate, location of storage and the car itself. So.Cal. is "supposed" to be noted for rust free cars. However, I have a fleet of 1960
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00311.html (8,574 bytes)

10. Re: storage (score: 1)
Author: Stephen Waybright <gswaybright@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:50:49 -0800 (PST)
I keep a soft flannel cover on my cars in the garage all year to keep the dust buildup between uses to a minimum as well as protect from droppings by stray birds that occasionally get trapped in the
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00312.html (8,112 bytes)

11. RE: storage (score: 1)
Author: " Ron Fraser" <rfraser@bluefrog.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:54:27 -0500
I park my Tiger on a sheet of plastic, I prop the hood up about an inch so less moisture condenses on the engine and I remove the battery to inside the house for storage and trickle charge. A ceiling
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00313.html (7,796 bytes)

12. RE: storage (score: 1)
Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:05:03 -0700
Hi Jim, One of the main issues with having the car covered, especially outdoors, is that the cover material will abrade the paint on any edges, and if the cover gets whipped around by the wind, then
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00314.html (7,864 bytes)

13. Re: storage (score: 1)
Author: "Joey Hiykel" <v8sunbeamtiger@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 15:10:20 -0600
i would keep the car covered. But thats just me. Also i read the article too, but it said not to start the car at all. I was going to start it every month or so, but it said not to at all?? What do y
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00315.html (7,950 bytes)

14. Re: storage (score: 1)
Author: CoolVT@aol.com
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:21:41 EST
I think they are perfectly right about the reasons for not starting the car. I store a car and motorcycle and never start them. Mark L.
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00316.html (7,549 bytes)

15. RE: storage (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Boynton" <jimboynton@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:09:10 -0500
I remove the battery and bring it inside. I never start it and each spring the Tiger starts without fail after a cold NH winter. Jim
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00317.html (7,603 bytes)

16. RE: storage (score: 1)
Author: "Joey Hiykel" <v8sunbeamtiger@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:16:06 -0600
ok, i think im convinced not to start the car during winter. I have heard that from of few ppl now. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with M
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00321.html (8,442 bytes)

17. RE: storage (score: 1)
Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:13:37 -0600
If I don't keep Tigger covered, the damn cats scratch up the paint climbing on top. Jim Pickard B9473298 Lafayette, LA The latest issue of Classic Motorsports had an article about storing cars during
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00323.html (8,069 bytes)

18. Re: storage (score: 1)
Author: CoolVT@aol.com
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 22:16:52 EST
I knew this ole country boy that had that problem with his neighbor's cat. He set a bear trap on a blanket on top of the car and cut the cat in half. Seriously! He was something else. Not a recommend
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00324.html (7,582 bytes)

19. Re: storage (score: 1)
Author: "Peter Laurinaitis" <laurin212@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 22:42:51 -0500
I've heard from a friend that he would prep his old Lotus race car for the winter by pouring some transmission oil into the carb during the last few breaths of the running car before shutting it down
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00326.html (7,715 bytes)

20. Re: storage (score: 1)
Author: "Dan Eiland" <deiland1@elp.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:13:28 -0700
I'm a retired MSTR Plumber and have put lots of miles on my company vehicles. My mechanic, who died many years ago, would drain all the oil from my vehicles during an oil change then replace the fil
/html/tigers/2005-11/msg00327.html (8,004 bytes)


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