Okay...the winter months are upon us here in the northeast, and it's storage time for anyone that has a show vehicle. So, my questions are:

1) Has anyone ever stored a Tib for a few months without really starting it or driving it around?

2) Did you do anything special other than the usual fuel and oil additives?

3) Did you use a particular octane of fuel while it was being stored? I would assume you would want a higher octane sitting in the tank, right?

4) Someone said in a previous post that you can get a CEL if you leave your car sitting for too long without starting it. How do I stop that from happening?

Well, that's all the questions I have for now. I've stored my lowriders before, but they were older vehicles. I know the usual precautions about storing them, but I've never had a new car such as my Tib. I'll be working on it through the winter with the new paint job, body modifications, and interior work. But for the most part, it's just gonna be sitting in a garage until April or so. Thanx for all the help you can give.

 

High quality gas is more important than high octane gas. Just make sure you add fuel and oil stabilzer in there.

Prolonged storage should not trigger a CEL.

 

All I do for the winter is put high octane gas in or stable, I keep her in a heated garage, I start her twice a month..If you do store your tibby some where make sure you put decon were ever you store your her at....The worst thing is finding a nice furry friend in your car.....

Hey Lo&Show....Tomorrow is the day....My body kit will finally be on....Just wait till you see her....Damn she's going to be HOT


[ October 11, 2001: Message edited by: plugboy ]

 

Uhhhhhhhh

 

What I said is be careful of mice.....When it gets cold in Indiana alot of times mice look for heated places....A heated garage is the perfect place for mice....My friend stores his RX7 and open his hatch to a nice surprise one winter........ eek.gif

[ October 11, 2001: Message edited by: plugboy ]

[ October 11, 2001: Message edited by: plugboy ]

 

Oh no,... I was in total agreement with ya! smile.gif
I guess what I wanted to say was,.. ughhhhhh,.. Like Sideshow bob on Simpsons,...
I hate mice! Just creaps me out!

 

Greeeaaaattt...that's all I would need is to open up my doors or hatch and find a family of little furry rodents living in my car! rolleyes.gif

 

Gonna be storing my shark too, but I don't think I have to worry 'bout rodents,... it's pretty cold in my Garage wink.gif

 

I store my Tib in an old airplane hangar on Ford Island. I just throw a car cover on it, remove the battery and toss in an oil/fuel stabilizer. When I get back I add a bit of oil to get things lubed before I crank it up. 6 months is a long time for a car to sit.

 

Stuff an old rag or a sock in your tail pipe. Mice have been known to build homes inside of exhaust systems or worse. I would put her up on blocks if possible.

2000Lo&ShowTibby: What did you do regarding your fuel system? On older carbed cars you usually run the carb dry, but how do you do that on fuel injection without ruining any thing?