Greetings All -
For those in colder climates, how do you winterize and prepare for storage? I'm going to be needing to store the batmobile in an off-site probably for 5-6 months. Amherst is a first ring suburb of Buffalo - - need I say more..?
Anyway, the frost is almost on the pumpkin and our detached unheated garage will soon be occupied by our day to day cars. So...heated space is what I'm going to shoot for for the Tbird, but it gets kind of expensive here unless you luck into something. Rates seem to be in $40 range per month for secure, dry but unheated space. I haven't got a quote yet for heated, but based on past experience, probably double that for heated.
Other than checking coolant to ensure -20F protection, remove battery, toss a couple moth balls under seat and in trunk for good measure (helps keep mice at bay..or so I've heard?) and of course a good cover, what else should I be thinking about? Is "put her up on blocks" just an expression, or should I be in the market for jack stands?
We had a great time with the car this summer! Had her out for a couple weekend/weeklong adventures in the 150-200mile round trip category. Car drove like a dream and I had no on road issues! We spent a week tooling around the Silver Lake / Letchworth State Park area and had a weekend wedding in Dunkirk NY, with a nice cruise in the Chautauqua County hills ! Went to one of the last remaining Drive-Ins in Perry NY and learned that the over-the-radio sound that replaced the old speaker on the window style does not work on the AM dial!?! Overall put about 1,500 miles in her since spring and did not attend a single car show or cruise night. I did drive by a few on my way to someplace else...
Had to replace that 2 1/8" piece of hose between front of motor and water pump, but fortunately the leak revealed itself with a puddle on the garage floor so was no big deal. It was also fortunate that this happened, because when I removed the expansion tank to get at the hose, I saw that the thermostat wasn't seated properly, and replaced it with a 160degree, and I think that made a big improvement in my TEMP gauge readings.
For next season I'm going to look into getting the electric wiper kit...I probably have a vacuum leak somewhere but I tried to find it and didn't and I don't think its worth messing with that old system any further. Hopefully the swap-out will be within my means technically...
For those in colder climates, how do you winterize and prepare for storage? I'm going to be needing to store the batmobile in an off-site probably for 5-6 months. Amherst is a first ring suburb of Buffalo - - need I say more..?
Anyway, the frost is almost on the pumpkin and our detached unheated garage will soon be occupied by our day to day cars. So...heated space is what I'm going to shoot for for the Tbird, but it gets kind of expensive here unless you luck into something. Rates seem to be in $40 range per month for secure, dry but unheated space. I haven't got a quote yet for heated, but based on past experience, probably double that for heated.
Other than checking coolant to ensure -20F protection, remove battery, toss a couple moth balls under seat and in trunk for good measure (helps keep mice at bay..or so I've heard?) and of course a good cover, what else should I be thinking about? Is "put her up on blocks" just an expression, or should I be in the market for jack stands?
We had a great time with the car this summer! Had her out for a couple weekend/weeklong adventures in the 150-200mile round trip category. Car drove like a dream and I had no on road issues! We spent a week tooling around the Silver Lake / Letchworth State Park area and had a weekend wedding in Dunkirk NY, with a nice cruise in the Chautauqua County hills ! Went to one of the last remaining Drive-Ins in Perry NY and learned that the over-the-radio sound that replaced the old speaker on the window style does not work on the AM dial!?! Overall put about 1,500 miles in her since spring and did not attend a single car show or cruise night. I did drive by a few on my way to someplace else...
Had to replace that 2 1/8" piece of hose between front of motor and water pump, but fortunately the leak revealed itself with a puddle on the garage floor so was no big deal. It was also fortunate that this happened, because when I removed the expansion tank to get at the hose, I saw that the thermostat wasn't seated properly, and replaced it with a 160degree, and I think that made a big improvement in my TEMP gauge readings.
For next season I'm going to look into getting the electric wiper kit...I probably have a vacuum leak somewhere but I tried to find it and didn't and I don't think its worth messing with that old system any further. Hopefully the swap-out will be within my means technically...
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