winterizing

[geraldchainsaw]

this has probly been put on the forum before,  but,  i'll ask again.    would it be better to top off the gas tank or,  drain it?,     i know the gas now has some water in it,  or even just use stabilizer?,  what are your thoughts?,   thanks   jerry

[John Palmer]

My vote........Move to Southern California.......or use Sta-Bil, drive the car a few miles to the gas station to mix it up good, and fill the gas tank.  Have you ever tried to dump all of the gas out of a gas tank?  It's almost impossible.  The radiator shops used to punch a small hole in the corner to drain the gas and water out while working on the tanks, then solder a penny over the hole.

Make sure you "plug in" the battery maintainer for the winter.

[geraldchainsaw]

since i don't c any feed back,   u all must agree,   stabilizer is the way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RICH MUISE]

Nope I don't agree...I don't want to move to SoCal...been there done that. I do agree on fill the tank, and definetly stabil. I hate that winter's coming.

[gasman826]

fill the tank...maybe jack it up by the frame so the tires don't flat spot...mouse proof, dry storage!!  If you can't do mouse proof, feed the **** out of them with De-Con... away from your car not in it.  I'm not a Sta-Bil fan.  The fine print says it is good up to six months.  I've worked on carbs with bad Sta-Bil in them (stored more than six months).  Sta-Bil turns to red, very hard plastic.  Nothing softened it.  I drilled the stuff out.

Full tank of gas with no air will sit over winter.  I've stored full tanks of E85 over winter with no issues.

[JimNolan]

Well, I winterized my car today. Put on two new Town and Country mud and snows, topped off the anti-freeze, put the good windshield wiper fluid in the pouch. I'm ready. Jim

[hotroddonnie]

I've heard talk of seafoam! I don't know much about this stuff or where to even get it. HRD

[djfordmanjack]

I always fill the tank up as much as possible without stabilizer.
I picked up a can of 'DampRid' at Walmart to put inside the car. it should prevent the interior from mold and bad odor. they come in a gallon bucket for RVs.

[pepfalcon]

jim nolan. now that's my idea of winterizing them. drive em. lol