Storing car for winter

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nickyd845

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HELLO EVERYONE HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE! I put my car away for the winter my garage has some heat from the ducts that run through the garage I'd say it's mid 40s in there usually only problem is the heat in my house stopped working and I can't get a part for it till Tuesday so I went out and bought heaters for my house so my house is comfortable my garage on the other hand is in the 30s and i was wondering if this should be of concern for my mustang
 
mine sits covered in the garage all winter no heat except on weekends when I work out there. I say you are good to go

ps its gets to 20 degrees at times out there
 
Have been leaving summer cars in unheated garage for years, no worries.

What makes you think the car can't take cold temperature?
 
DaveT435 said:
It's a Mustang!

JK, sorry, I couldn't resist.
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Some of the hobby cars I would let sit in the garage all winter were an 08 GT and 13 GT, both uncovered and not started all winter. Never an issue.

Now my wife's Corvette, that little sissy girlie-mobile requires a cover and battery tender. Those plastic fantastic things ain't as tough as a good 'ol Mustang.
 
BudgetPlan1 said:
Some of the hobby cars I would let sit in the garage all winter were an 08 GT and 13 GT, both uncovered and not started all winter. Never an issue.

Now my wife's Corvette, that little sissy girlie-mobile requires a cover and battery tender. Those plastic fantastic things ain't as tough as a good 'ol Mustang.
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Just a joke... I like Mustangs. I almost bought one in 2010 before I bought my first Camaro, but they were switching to the Coyote motor in 2011 and it would have killed resale. That 4.6 was a great little motor though, had it in both my Lincoln L/Ss
 
My TA is sitting in a garage that probably hasn’t broken -10 to -15 for the last 10 days. I pulled the battery and maintain it in my basement.
 
Another thing to consider when storing vehicles is that water pump seals don't like to sit for long periods of time without getting lubrication.

If it were me, I'd start the car and let it run for 5-10 minutes about twice a week.

This will also keep the battery sufficiently charged.
 
nickyd845 said:
I'm worried about the condensation mostly
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Let go of that anxiety—(regardless
the garage’s ambient temperature):
Get a Garage Dehumidifier.


•Make sure that it has:
-A humidistat {keep the garage’s
relative humidity >40%—60%<}
-A “hot gas defrost" function
-Continuous drainage capability
-An automatic restart {in case of
any power interruption}



Bob
 
I have had the car put away for about 2 months have stabil in tank was just honestly worried about the temperature and humidity right now it's at 35 degrees and 36 percent humidity I read that high humidity can cause rust
 
nickyd845 said:
I have had the car put away for about 2 months have stabil in tank was just honestly worried about the temperature and humidity right now it's at 35 degrees and 36 percent humidity I read that high humidity can cause rust
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You worry too much. Your car will be fine. :)
 
nickyd845 said:
was just honestly worried about the
temperature and humidity right now
it's at 35 degrees and 36 percent humidity
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When the Relative Humidity in the
garage reaches/remains below 40%...
damages to wood/laminates, leather,
and other types of covered/upholstered
automotive components can occur.



Bob
 
FUNX650 said:
When the Relative Humidity in the
garage reaches/remains below 40%...
damages to wood/laminates, leather,
and other types of covered/upholstered
automotive components can occur.



Bob
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Yeah, but just ignore Bob. He knows waaaaay too much............;)
 
I store my detailing van every winter in an unheated garage in Canada.

There are three things I do:

1. Install a battery tender so that the battery is safelly kept at max charge.
2. Fill the gas tank completelly before storing it so that no condensation occur and have water mixed in the gas
3. Go about once a month and start the engine and let it run for about 5 mins
 
Get a battery tender and jack the tires up to their stock PSI +5 to minimize flat spots. I have stored vehicles and tend to start them and bring them up to temp about once a month. Move them back down the drive if you can then pull them back in. Again, keeps the tires good and will help keep the internals in good shape. I did this for my Vette back in the day and had zero issues. The most difficult part was resisting taking her down the street and back.
 
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