Re: Winter is acumin in and all that....

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2013/9/14 8:51:47

It gets cold here in NJ during the winter, below freezing often though rarely below 0 deg. so I generally don't used the cars between early Dec. and late March. Storage is in a non-attached garage w/o heat. I wash the exterior and vacuum the interiors, usually wax the chromium plate with paste wax, do my annual oil change and grease job, lube the door latches, distributor, generator, hood and trunk hinges, check steering gear box for oil, etc. Wash and reoil in the oil filler cap. Put a few extra psi into the tires. Check antifreeze and change if the 2nd year. Give a good look-over to the hoses and belts. Disconnect the battery and sometimes remove it to the cellar of the house; if I leave the battery in the car I'll put the trickle charger on overnight once a month. For the 34 with a wool interior I close the windows and put in mothballs. I cover the oil filler, crankcase breather, tail pipes and carburetor intake with plastic baggies, and then cover the car. Never had an issue with critters.

I usually have one or two maintenance chores either in the fall before layup, or in the spring; things like repacking wheel bearings, adjusting brakes, drain flush and refill the differential or standard transmission, etc. Occasionally a radiator flush, remove a starter, generator or distributor for inspection, etc.