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Hi @ scottryan! There are a few things you can do to winter store your 86 properly: 1. Start the car every now and then to keep the battery charged and to prevent the engine from seizing up. |
this is factually wrong.
a. a battery maintainer, or outright removing the battery and keeping it in a cool and dry location is a better battery maintenance procedure.
b. as long as the oil is even remotely clean, the engine will not seize up over a single winter.
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2. Ensure the fuel tank is full to prevent moisture from condensing and causing rust.
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considering that these cars have plastic gas tanks, i admit, it'd be really impressive get them to rust.
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3. Cover the car to keep it clean and dry.
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this is also wrong-- car covers neither keep a vehicle entirely dry, or entirely clean. they just keep stuff from falling onto the car from above. they tend to capture moisture rising from the surface below the vehicle, which has been proven to lead to increased rusting/rotting in the undercarriage, which is nearly as bad as just letting the car sit uncovered, imo...