Tips for Winter Storage

[ShirkyCerbie]

Does anyone have any advice/tips for storing their P & J through the winter ?

Should you keep the cars on it's wheels or put it on axle stands ?

Remove the battery or keep it in place ?

Any advice would be appreciated before I put it away until the spring.

Thanks,

Shirky.

[mickk]

Mine gets put away, but as soon as its dry i get the urge to drive it again. Unless its snowing or cold enough for the ice warning light to come on

[Cyclone1]

I tend to put mine away also, however if it's nice and dry then I'll use it, it's only when it's freezing or if there is snow everywhere that it stays at home.

I bought a small runaround last autumn (VW Polo) which I use when the weather's bad or the Cerbs having some TLC, I have to admit that it makes ownership much easier.

Other tips are to have a trickle charger to keep the battery happy.

Jules.

[gazm]

Others have suggested removing the wheels but I think that thanks to global warming there are more opportunities to drive your cerb so having to put the wheels on all the time might be a pain (unless you don't plan on driving it at all)

[redleicester]

Best way to look after it during the winter? Drive it!

[ShirkyCerbie]

redleicester said:

Best way to look after it during the winter? Drive it!

I know, I know but I have to take the train to work so I would rather leave the TVR at home rather than risk someone knocking/scratching at the station car park.

[danger mouse]

A friend of mine recently aquired a georgeous Alfa Giulia, and he was told by his specialist(in italian cars ) the best thing you can do if you intend to store a car is to keep it in a dry, nicely vented garage and park the car a tarpaulin as contrete aborbs a hell of a lot of water from the air which will gently "steam" the floorpan even in heated/dehumidifed lock up.

If it'll stop a sixties Alfa dissolving, it's got to be worth a go for the chassis's sake.

If it's only for a few months I doubt you'd need to do much other prep' other than making sure the battery doesn't go flat... but others may well know better.

[350matt]

If its going for a while get it up on axle stands on the chassis as you won't faltten the tyres and it gives the suspension springs an easier life.
Also worth have all the plugs out and spray a little WD40 or engine oil into each bore before putting the plugs back.

However by the far the best method?

Keep using it, they almost develop arthiritis if just left, suspension pivots seize damper shafts corrode, tyres flatten off, use it once a wek and get it hot and that'll help no end

Matt

[YI8TVR]

Carcoon it if your going to over winter the car.