Author: Harry White N1QVE <harry15@mindspring.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 08:49:01 -0500
Hi Friends, Well it's just about time for the TR6 to go into winter storage ... our first winter together. I'm looking for a winterization list. The car will be in storage from Dec - April .. 5 month
I put my TR6 in a horse barn in November of 1998 and took it out in July of 1999. All I did was change the oil, fill the tank and throw some moth crystals in the car before throwing the car cover ove
Harry, If I could remember to do it I would most likely pump up the tires to prevent them from flat spotting real bad. But I am like Dave and pretty much don't do any extensive routine. I have used f
Any car with an intact evaporation control system (unvented tank and charcoal canister) will keep the gas fresh for 5 months. Heck, I've started a TR6 on three your old gas. The battery was dead and
Isn't more of the issue of using old gas that it gums up the carbs, causing premature yuk in there? Terry Smith '59 TR3A TS 58667 New Hampshire == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph
Any car with an intact evaporation control system (unvented tank and charcoal canister) will keep the gas fresh for 5 months. Heck, I've started a TR6 on three your old gas. The battery was dead and
Well, keeping it full reduces rust by reducing condensation in the tank. Even with RENU, I'd say water in the gas is a bad thing. It's not much of a problem here in the almost-desert, but any time y
With rising fuel prices, a full tank could be seen as an investment of sorts. 8) -- Hoyt 1954 TR2 TS561L 1959 TR3A TS33111L 1960 TR3A TS43923L 1960 TR3A TS74076L 1961 TR3A TS63304L == This list suppo
I know I use my Suburban to store "gasoline futures". It has a 42- gallon tank and does not get driven very much. As far as keeping a TR6 in big bag, I'd drive it around on Sta-Bilized fuel, do a hot
Considering how they leak dry anyway (those O-rings don't seal all that well) I don't see that as a problem. I picked up on the run them empty philosophy from the folks at the Crawford Auto The theor
The carbs are subject to gumming up but most of these carbs leak empty in a day or two anyway. But the gas in the tank will stay fresh if the lighter volatiles are not allowed to escape as they do in
If that air was exchanged every day the water would accumulate but in an evap loss controled system the air that is in there will remain pretty much unchanged. Any air excahnge will be through the ch
Even with the evap loss system (as implemented by Triumph), the tank is still open to the atmosphere. Every time the barometric pressure changes, there will be air exchanged with the tank. If the ch
I agree with Dave, here. Just idling long enough for the thermostat to open is doing more harm than good, to almost everything. Randall == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register
I've never seen dew or frost in my unheated garage, so how does it get into the gas tank w/o getting in the rest of the garage? Don Malling == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Regis
I would suggest a bit clutch activity is good, helps keep it from freezing. Can be done just with the starter. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ == This list supported in part by
I'll second that ! But some are not fortunate enough to live in an area where the roads are salt-free at any time for many months. Randall == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Regis
Same way it gets on your lawn when it didn't rain, it condenses from the air. The dew thing is less likely indoors (although I have seen it happen in the midwest), the garage provides some insulatio
I haven't either exactly, but I have looked under my TR3 and seen beads of condensation on the bottom of the oil pan (sump) and other metal parts. I live in northern Illinois. I had a very rusty oil
When I retire my car for the winter it goes up on jack stands. Of course part of the reason is because I work on it in the winter. I remember seeing a Playboy article years ago that recommended letti