I'm looking for some suggestions about should I start my Regal and let it run for 20 minutes every month or should I pull the coil wire and turn it over a few times or do nothing. This is the first winter since I had the car that I won't have to move because I built my garage over the summer and it's in there until the spring. A few people have told me that running the car will build up moisture and will rust the exhaust so I don't know what I should do. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks, Lloyd
Lioyd- you;ll probally get many many answers to that!!! Heres what i 've done for years !!! In the fall i put 2 cans of "sea foam" in fuel tank , disconnect + cable, every 2 weeks i start it 20 minutes, turn off , disconnect battery cable again . My dad passed away in 1984 , in my moms garage i keep 1 - 77 lesabre 20k on car , and a 78 tbird 32k on it . No problems with any of them for almost 20 yrs!! I must be doing something right !! Thats my story and i'm sticking to it !!:laugh: :TU:
Bruce, thanks for your view on it. That's what I started to do this winter until I was told that I was doing the wrong thing. It sounds like what you've been doing has worked for you. Thanks for the advice. Lloyd
When I put my cars away for the winter, I change the oil and filter, fill them with gas, and spray everything under the hood and chassis with WD-40. I then put them in the barn,start them and remove the air cleaner. I then pour oil in the carb while opening the throttle. When you have a cloud of smoke coming from the tail pipe, drop the throttle and shut the engine off. This oils up not only the engine, but also the exhaust system . When you start the car in the spring, the car behind you for the first few miles thinks you have a real oil burner, but I even had an exhaust system last for 25 years.
winter storage guys: i do the oil change, fuel stabilizer, unhook the battery & store it indoors, spray a little chainsaw lubricant . etc. however, i do re-install the battery , start the car & drive it for 15 minutes , once a month. besides keeping the engine lubricated, it also re-circulates the tranny fluid & replenishes the torque converter, and keeps the brakes from seizing up . also add a few pounds air to the tires . i also park the car so that the tires each sitting on a foot square piece of 3/4 inch plywood .
A lot of good suggestions guys, I appreciate the help. Gerry why do you put each tire on a piece of plywood. Thanks, Lloyd
plywood lloyd: my car is parked in my dad's large shed on his farm . he keeps the heated shed at about 45 degrees during the winter & ups the heat when someone is working in it . since concrete gets very cold, i place the plywood , which acts as an insulator, under the tires of the car to keep the coldness of concrete away from the rubber . it helps preserve the tires .
Thanks Gerry, I'll have to do that, there's new tires on the car so the longer they last the better. It is going to be -31 with the windchill over night here in Sydney, NS what's it like up there. Lloyd
