Ive read from some people that when i put my baby in for the winter, i should fill it to the brim with gas, to avoid condensation, but i also read from Vader, in another post (whom is the third gen god in my opinion) that i should empty it mostly.... What are the pros and cons of each? I just want the best for the car, ya know?

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WITH gas. add some gas stabilizer to the tank though to help keep it from going bad.

BTW I got that from Jim Richardson on My Classic Car this weekend....I've never had to store a car myself

[This message has been edited by Jester (edited September 13, 2000).]

 

i believe i too would go the "with gas" route. add soem stablizer to the uel. with gas would keep seals from drying out and cracking.

 

Admiral,

I'll have to defer to Jester on this one - with one caveat. Storing with a full load of fuel and stabilizer has the benefit of reducing the amount of condensate gain in the fuel. It also assures that the pump pickup remains submerged. It also can retard rust in an older vehicle with a steel fuel tank. If you store it for 5-6 months, you can get away with burning the fuel left in the tank. I do this with several vehicles every winter.

The recommendation I made was for long-term auto storage. If you fill your tank and store the vehicle for much more than a year, you'll likely have to drain everything. I also have stored a few for several years, and that experience taught me that the minimum amount of fuel required to cover the pickup tube is best, since it all gets drained and cleaned before starting. After about a year of aspirating through the charcoal canister, the fuel has typically lost all its volatility, and should be drained before it gets anywhere near a carburetor or injector.

BTW - I've stored vehicles every winter for nearly fifteen seasons and never had a problem with keeping a full fuel tank simply by adding stabilizer and keeping it capped. I also start them once a month to get them to operating temperature. Longer than a year, and you'll be precipitating all kinds of junk out of supposedly "good" fuel, thus the difference in theories.

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yeah i agree with storing the car with fuel. add some stabilizer and then run it almost dry the next time u take it out in the summer/spring. and another thing that is really a must is the motor.. make sure u start that pupy and let it go through a few heat cycles, mayeb even drive it around for a few miles to keep stuff lubed up.

Steve

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