Re: Long term storage-Myths??

Posted by Tim Cole On 2016/12/9 20:51:20

Heating the garage to 42F is a big help. Keeping jack stands under the frame to unload the springs and tires is a big help to preventing wheel bearing smudging and sagging springs which is endemic to Packards. Storing a car without oiling the cylinders is not good. I remember Paul Lamb's car seized up in a heated garage, and I could go on and on about motors being damaged in careless storage so why risk damage for the sake of a few dollars worth of prevention?

A damaged motor may sound fine, but careful evaluation may reveal it to be chronically ill the same way as a smoker who claims to be doing great after a million cigarettes.