It is inevitable. When you make your vintage car stay long hours inside the garage, it tends to be more useless and wears more easily. Here are more ideas on what to do when storing your car.
Completely Drain Your Cooling System.
You can leave the petcock open as well as the radiator cap so air can circulate. Before draining the heater, disconnect the heater hoses. When all the cars fluids are emptied, put it in a safe location where nobody can come in contact with it. The chemicals composing these fluids are hazardous and harmful to humans which is why proper disposal can lessen the possibility of being susceptible to it.
Your Cars Battery Should Be Removed.
If you want your cars battery to last long, remove it from the car if you are not planning to use your car for a very long time. Before storing it, wash it with baking soda and a water solution, cleanse it with distilled water then dry it off. Keep it on a dry shelf but never put it on top of concrete.
Raise Your Car.
While doing so, be sure to put the 4 jack stands underneath the suspension points. Remove all tires and store them in one place where they won't crowd. Place a cardboard between them then cover.
Depress And Lock The Clutch.
You can use a 2x4 block of wood that can press the clutch against the front of the seat frame or the cushion.
Encase Your Vintage In A Cocoon Fit For Winter.
Before doing so, you have to roll down your car windows to allow air circulation to take place. Place opened baking soda boxes in areas of your car to absorb moisture. You can place a plastic bag over your carburetor to avoid moisture. Stuff your tailpipe with a rag, any kind will do, for as long as it will keep vermin away.
Cover Your Vintage.
You can't just cover your car with any kind of material. You have to consider the right kind of fabric that will be used. Fabric should allow air to pass through for the ventilation of the car avoiding moisture to be stuck inside it. A nice recommendation will be the cotton flannel fabrics that are soft and do not threaten your cars wax and paint.
Now that you have everything done for the winter, it is time to go to bed peacefully without thinking how your vintage cars engine will work after months of being kept in storage.
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