Winter storage… cold climate questions
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From: Near Ottawa ON
Winter storage… cold climate questions
Hi All,
I have a one car garage and as much as I love that truck,…getting into a warm, snow and ice free car at 6 am in February appeals to me quite a lot. I purchased this Arizona truck in the spring and I don’t want to let the salt at it so I’m going to park it in the back yard for the winter.
I don’t really care too much about the tires and it is due for paint but the body is mint and I spent so much time this summer getting it running and running well that I want to tuck her away properly.
Any advice for very cold winter storage?
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I have a one car garage and as much as I love that truck,…getting into a warm, snow and ice free car at 6 am in February appeals to me quite a lot. I purchased this Arizona truck in the spring and I don’t want to let the salt at it so I’m going to park it in the back yard for the winter.
I don’t really care too much about the tires and it is due for paint but the body is mint and I spent so much time this summer getting it running and running well that I want to tuck her away properly.
Any advice for very cold winter storage?
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More Turbo
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: manson
Around here, you can rent a storage unit large enough for a car/truck for about $30/month....not heated but it is protected from the elements...considering this for my boat so I have room for my truck in my 2 1/2 stall garage!...silly ain't it? my boat cost $32,000...my truck $2,500....and I am gonna store the boat somewhere else? I better re-think this...
Cargo Master
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From: NH
I picked up one of those Cover-It tents and it works pretty well. I have my summer car in it as well as my 72 F250. I know there is somthing you can do to the motor like change the oil and put somthing in the antifreeze(radiator) but I am not sure. I would take thetime tho to plug up all the external holes to keep mice out, including the exhaust pipe, and maybe try to engenious somthing for the door cracks if the wheatherstriping is bad. If you can't do anything to prep the motor for winter starting it every couple weeks or month should keep everything from seazing, although the FE blocks seem to sit for years for some people and still turn over.
Cargo Master
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From: NH
I store my 72 2x4 F250 because I have the 83 4x4 F250 and 2000 Focus for the winter. (long storry and I am still kinda upset about the whole thing cause I'm broke now and have no money for the 72 rebuild)
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From: nevada
long term storage
The last vehicle I prepped for storage had nothing done to it except: pulled the battery, Sta-bil in the tank, jacked up to get tires off floor and lowered air pressure. It sat for 15 months, and when its owner returned from Iraq, I put the battery back in, turned the key and it fired right up. Oh, yeah it was a Honda. I did once buy a '68 Mustang 390 that had been sitting in the desert for 7 yrs. New battery, 5 gal of gas and drove it home.
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From: va
Is this the first time in a cold climate? Dont forget half antifreze and water in the raditor. Also winter windshield wash. Run it for a while to get in the system.I heard its better to block up the wheels so the tires dont hang. Heard that at Bob Villa's show LOL Bring the battery in ( dont set it on a concrete floor) and keep a charge on it, they sell a charger that "manintains" batteries all winter. I like that idea about blocking all the holes. The bad thing if stored outside is that small animals will move in the truck before everything freezes. Mice may chew up hoses etc.
Lead Driver
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From: Ohio
I used to block my up in the back yard, wrap it in plastic wrap(after covering it with regular car cover. I placed a sheet of plywood over the bed area to keep snow, water from filling it. I even left the battery hooked up one winter. Come May, it fired right up.
The plastic wrap I bought was the large sheet stuff from Lowes, I would lay a large piece down, put truck on it and pull it up over. Then I would take another sheet and go over and down under. Sealed it up real tight. Never a water/moisture problem. I did this for 4 yrs.
The plastic wrap I bought was the large sheet stuff from Lowes, I would lay a large piece down, put truck on it and pull it up over. Then I would take another sheet and go over and down under. Sealed it up real tight. Never a water/moisture problem. I did this for 4 yrs.
