As you may or may not know, the transmission on my '87 CSX is kaput. I am going to hold on to it however, and as soon as I make room I'll be moving it into my parent's garage. It will unfortunately sit there for a long time with little chance of being fixed for a couple years, uninsured, for I am a poor college student. I really don't care about the tires, they are p.o.s. doughnuts anyway, so I won't put it on blocks, because I don't care if I get a flat spot. Other than that all I am going to do is run the fuel tank dry and throw a car cover over it. Is there anything else you would suggest I do to help keep it from in acceptable shape for a few years? Thanks Jim
When I would put my motorcycles up for the winter I would fill the gas tank all the way up and put stabil in it and let it run for about five minutes, and since the oil will be warm you might as well change it. If it's going to be a long time I've heard to put a teaspood of oil down the spark plug holes. Give the car a good waxing and cover it. Somebody once told me to put moth balls around it to keep mice and critters away. If I am wrong on any of this I would like to know also. Good luck.
I think this is an excellent question and I would like to know if anyone has any other suggestions. Especially regarding the fluids. How quickly does gas go bad? With and without an additive? I have a relative with a '66 GT350 that has been parked and not started since mid December. I may roll it out of the garage and start it up but but that doesn't change the fact that the gas has been in the tank for probably over a year. This leads to another question. After a few years of storage, what are the main steps to take to get a car back in shape?
I think gas starts to go bad after a couple of months, I have bought vehicles where it sat for years and the gas turned to varnish. If anything of mine is going to sit I put stabil in it and I have never had a problem.
Well I am talking long term storage. As in maybe ten years? I know, its lunacy, and it kills me to put my love away for that long, but I'm starting college this fall, so its just not practical to try and pay for the fix that my Shelby needs. The paint is already flaking off due to the water based primer problem, the tires are cheepos, and my beloved KYB's are rusting already (cursed Pennsylvania weather) so they are pretty much already shot. the main worry of mine is the fact that I dont have the money to insure it, and if I leave gas in the tank, something unspeakable will happen and it will brun down the house, and since it should be an auto claim, home owners wont cover the loss of the house. After contemplation, i figured that putting it up would still be a good idea, save the springs, but what else should i do? jim
