Outdoor uncovered storage ???

[fastrev]

I'm stuck leaving my stang outside this winter. Unfortunately Upstate NY gets plenty of snow and below zero weather. Any suggestions?

Cover or not cover? Type of cover if covering?
Put it up on block?
Remove tires?
Stabil?
Fog engine?
Fill cylinders with oil?

Thanks!

 

[MidnightThunder]

I'd cover it with a regular car cover.I would also possibly put it up on blocks/jack stands and take the wheels off and storetem in the garage/basement,unless I cover them too.

 

[Daggar]

Also: Drain at least a gallon from your radiator and top it off with straight anti-freeze. Make sure you have winter winshild fluid in the resevoir so it doesn't freeze and crack. Put some fuel stabilizer in your gas tank and run the car a few miles so that it gets all through your fuel system. Take your battery inside to store it so that it doesn't freeze.

 

[HardmanGT]

What all these guys said plus one more thing. Put some nice, soft blankets or towels under the car cover. When the winter winds start to blow it will whip that cover into your paint. The blankets will help protect your paint.

 

[MUSTANGJOE]

I would never keep my stang outside for the winter...never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ! . But sometimes you got a do what you gotta do

 

[BaXTeR3221]

My baby is already covered for the winter since i'm up at college and it'll most likely snow before i get home. Battery is inside, fresh oil in the engine and stabilizer in the gas tank.

 

[BlackFox5.0]

Fill the tank to the top so the inside doesn't rust. And put some stabilizer in it like everyone else said.

 

[bigsparky]

Don't cover it... could cause more problems than not having it covered. I don't cover mine and i'm all the way up here in Canada eh.

 

[BlownStangGT]

I bought a cover for mine. guess we will see how it works. I also have mine partially parked under a hangover from our garage. But I wll drive mine several times a month

 

[88POSLX]

Agreed, don't cover it. Very few, if any, covers are meant for snow coverage and freezing temperatures. Do a good wax job before you park it. Fill the gas tank, throw in the Stabil. I didn't pull my battery last year, just turned off the switch and it was fine. I do an oil change just before I park it too. I also have crap wheels/tires that I put on for winter storage. Just be sure to keep the suspension loaded.

 

[TheDevil]

Have you thought about one of these?
http://www.coverit.com/

 

[Michael Yount]

I absolutely would not use a traditional car cover. When that cover gets wet, and sits against the paint - that's not a good situation at all. It's better to leave the paint and car uncovered where any snow/ice/rain can dry out. Covers are great at keeping sun off of a car - they are useless for keeping moisture off; it's worse for a car to sit under a wet cover than to be uncovered.

I agree with all the other suggestions - the thing I'd add - cover the inside of the windows to keep sun off the interior (tape/paper works fine); if it's all possible, put the battery in it, and turn the motor over every now and then. Pull the coil wire out - don't start it, just turn it over. Only start it if you can run it long enough to warm it completely up - boil off the condensate in the crankcase; clear out the condensate in the exhaust system. Cranking one briefly when it's cold absolutely fills up the exhaust system with water - not good for it to sit that way over the winter. So be sure it's good, hot and been driven for a while when you park it. Good luck.