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1. Winter Storage (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Daniels" <ladaniels@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 23:46:36 -0600
For some unknown reason, after 26 years my garage slab decided to crack into 3 pieces this past summer. This has allowed a lot more moisture to come into the garage. I am a little concerned about th
/html/mgs/2004-11/msg00087.html (7,138 bytes)

2. Re: Winter Storage (score: 1)
Author: <ptegler@cablespeed.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 01:23:22 -0500
Take a good look around your larger local hardware stores.... there's an epoxy caulking designed to seal cracks in cement. It's designed for sidewalks, driveways, basement floors. It's almost the sam
/html/mgs/2004-11/msg00088.html (8,236 bytes)

3. Re: Winter Storage (score: 1)
Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:04:18 -0000
Whilst it is cracked, at least, make sure there is a through draft. Whilst this can bring moisture in, which can visibly condense on the panels if you get a rapid thaw after a freeze, at least it wil
/html/mgs/2004-11/msg00091.html (7,318 bytes)

4. Re: Winter Storage (score: 1)
Author: Classic-Car-World Ltd <enquiries@classic-car-world.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:20:40 +0000
/html/mgs/2004-11/msg00093.html (6,562 bytes)

5. winter storage (score: 1)
Author: "Tim Economu" <economu@whidbey.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 21:25:11 -0700
There is a The simplest and IMHO best way is to just disconnect the battery. Forget trickle charging...not necessary. Lead acid batteries only self discharge a few percent per month, so that is only
/html/mgs/2001-10/msg00208.html (7,843 bytes)

6. Re: winter storage (score: 1)
Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@home.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 00:08:17 -0500
On our old cars, turning the ignition off should be the same as disconnecting the battery, unless one has added a clock or a modern radio. (Or the wiring has developed a high resistance short somewhe
/html/mgs/2001-10/msg00209.html (7,350 bytes)

7. Re: winter storage (score: 1)
Author: Eugene Balinski <eugeneb@nni.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 21:30:05 -0300
(Or the wiring has developed IMHO it is still a good idea to remove the battery from a car that is going to be stored for a while, especially if the "storage" amounts to parking the car outside. Batt
/html/mgs/2001-10/msg00225.html (8,098 bytes)

8. winter storage (score: 1)
Author: miker15@juno.com
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 11:11:32 EDT
Something of a palace insurrection in the Robson household at the moment my 2 bay garage nicely accommodates three cars, especially if they are two MGs and a Riley, this does not however allow extra
/html/mgs/1998-10/msg00789.html (6,838 bytes)

9. winter storage (score: 1)
Author: Bob Holton <bholton@wat.hookup.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 07:31:10 -0500
This is the first time I've attempted to store my mgb for the winter. It gets wild here in elmira ontario canada. The question: when placing car on blocks, should rear wheels be all the way off groun
/html/mgs/1996-10/msg01176.html (6,457 bytes)

10. Re: winter storage (score: 1)
Author: mgguyc100@ra.isisnet.com (Williams/MG Guy)
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 21:57:30 -0400 (AST)
Hi Bob... Re:The question: when placing car on Best to keep the 'load' on the suspension. Place your 'blocks' (invest in 2 pair of stands from Canadian Tire) For the rear - under the rear axle, tires
/html/mgs/1996-10/msg01217.html (7,122 bytes)

11. Winter Storage (score: 1)
Author: "Henrich, Dave" <dhenrich@MSENG2.Waterloo.NCR.COM>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 95 14:40:00 PDT
Fellow Mg'ers It's getting to be that time year (at least here in Canada) and time to put the MG to bed for the winter months. Any hints/ideas on proper storage do's and don't's. The car will probabl
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00398.html (7,771 bytes)

12. Re: Winter Storage (score: 1)
Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe)
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 95 13:21:12 PDT
I once saw an MGA that had just been restored and then stored with the top up for over a year (while the owner was serving on a Westpac). When he got back, the paint under the bar at the back of the
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00400.html (8,094 bytes)

13. Re: Winter Storage (score: 1)
Author: stevensh@cuug.ab.ca (Henry Stevens)
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 14:28:39 -0600
What has worked for my '64 B the past eight seasons here in Calgary; unheated, drafty garage is the following: * As you've done; fresh fluids * Pull the battery, but leave it nearby. I had to replace
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00402.html (8,875 bytes)

14. Re: Winter Storage (score: 1)
Author: Deborah Buckle <dbuckle@zeus.gs.gov.bc.ca>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 14:23:48 -0700
Greetings from the Garden City Victoria, I guess I'm one of the few that will be actually storing my B for the winter months (if you can call it that). I've got another car and I figured that it woul
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00404.html (10,093 bytes)

15. Re: Winter Storage (score: 1)
Author: thorpe@kegs.saic.com (Denise Thorpe)
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 95 11:26:31 PDT
I've been reading with increasing amazement the stories from people who go to great lengths to store a car for four months. Maybe it's that I live in Southern California where we drive our cars all y
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00425.html (11,971 bytes)

16. Re: Winter Storage (score: 1)
Author: dcouncil@imt.net
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 20:37:33 -0600
I couln't resist replying to Denise's note. This comes from a person who has lived in Montana with his faithful BGT for ten years. Despite the cold, my car runs almost year long. But when the tempera
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00433.html (11,324 bytes)

17. Re: Winter Storage (score: 1)
Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrington.com (Mark Jurras)
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 08:15:07 -0400
You may find a lot of this overkill but come spring time after no LBC's for four months you can jump in and drive for a while before you need to do the maintenance thing. Mark "Can you go 4 months wi
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00438.html (8,265 bytes)

18. Winter Storage (score: 1)
Author: "J. Michael Roach" <mroach@socketis.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 08:18:12 -0500
Many of us have been pitching ideas around about what you should and shouldn't do if you have to put your LBC up. Don't forget, though, that cars are people, too; if you don't love them and care for
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00440.html (7,581 bytes)

19. Winter Storage (score: 1)
Author: Richard Lancaster <RLANCASTER@ntia.doc.gov>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 10:48:11 -0400
I like the comments of Denise Thorpe, but perhaps there are other ideas behind some our madness. You wouldn't think that here in Maryland we would have too much problem, but its the salt they put dow
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00445.html (8,336 bytes)

20. Re: Winter Storage (score: 1)
Author: "W. Ray Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 12:41:44 -0400 (EDT)
I agree with some of Denise's points, not with others. I try to do most of the good stuff but I don't fret if some of them don't get done before winter closes in. I have pulled apart engines that sat
/html/mgs/1995-10/msg00449.html (14,284 bytes)


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