I asked something about this before but wasnt sure what to exactly do. My Tib is going into storage this Fri or Sat.

Now I will be starting it up at least once a week. It will be in a indoor storage, but not heated.

Is it allright to put a car cover on the car??? I have been told by a couple people at work that it is a bad idea to do that cause it can freeze to the car and mess the paint up.

Second, since I will be starting it up once a week is there anything I need to add to it. I was going to put in some fuel stabilizer, but wasnt sure if I should or not???

Sorry for asking this again but just trying to get some definite answers...just dont want to mess anything up on my car. And thanks for any info!!!

 

- Don't need a cover if it's gonna be indoors, unless there's alot of traffic (ie: someone's always working on stuff in the Garage that you're car's being stored in)
- If you're starting it up once a week, then you don't need to take the battery out, if not, take it out and stick it on a trickle charger
- YES put in Feul Stabilizer! It's like $5 for a bottle, worth the money, as well put in a full tank of Hi grade/octane gas. Before I put mine away, I took a rip around the city's Perimeter highway for about a hour and a half and burned off 1/2 tank of gas, put in some stablizer, then filled it back up, like a block away from where I was storing it.
- If you've got nice tires, you might wanna put the car up on some jack stands,... you should be ok, but the tire does get a little flat spot, if you don't move it for like months, but if you're starting the car, once a week, can you move like a foot or so forward and backward? If you can, just do that, start the car, and just move it a feet or two forwards and back.

I've got the same setup you do, indoor but not heated, so I know where you're coming from.

 

A good car cover will keep the dust off. If it is inside, it should not get enough moisture to freeze to anything.

Fuel sta-bil and oil Sta-bil. They will keep condensation from forming. Change the oil before you drive it come spring.

Flat spots on the tires is pretty much a non-issue with modern radials. Old bias ply tires had that problem, but modern radials should not.

Give the dash and leather a good coating of your favorite protectant.

 

Run the car for a good five minutes at least after it has fully warmed up. Starting the engine and letting it run for only a short bit can cause acid to build up in the oil which is not

Fill the fuel tank as much as possible and fuel Sta-bil is good, you can get it at any marine supply store. The alcohol will absorb moisture and the petroleum distillates will help prevent gumming of the fuel lines and injectors. Add it before you fill the tank so it will disperse well throughout the tank. Then let the car run for a bit so it makes it's way thru the fuel lines and injectors.

Cars are fairly easy to store. Every few weeks move the car so you don't get flat spots in the tires. Flat spots are less common with radial tires but they can still happen. Putting the car on blocks is hard to do with our cars. There's no ideal spot to place a block and leaving the shocks fully extended can cause damage and allow moisture to get at the shock tubes and cause pitting.

Put a plastic bag over the muffler tip with a rubber band.. do it with the intake as well. It will keep moisture out of the combustion chambers since at least a couple valves will be open. I wouldn't worry too much about this if the car is in a dry area.

Slather both sides of the tires in Tire Wet to keep them from dry rotting. And keep them at their proper inflation rating.

That's about all I can think of right now.

 

Running it for only a couple of minutes also lets water accumulate in the engine. let it get good and hot, sure, but preferably run it around for maybe 20 minutes.

 

Thanks everybody for all of the good info!!! I really needed it all!!!