I agree with your comments, they support what my instinct tells me. I am
being cautious since this is my first Winter for my TR3 and I don't want to
have "clean-up" problems in the Spring.
Regards,
Steve Peca
Wheaton, Illinois
1958 TR3A - TS23867L
On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 21:34:34 -0700, Rodney Orr wrote:
> Here in Edmonton, my TR6 gets usually parked from early November until
> April - although this year it was out by mid-March! About placing the
car
> on jackstands, I did it a couple of years ago, but then went out in
> mid-January to lower it back onto the tires after reading that there is a
> real danger to warping or bending the frame unless things are set just
> right. I have no idea how big a risk it is, but it seems logical enough
to
> me not to do it. Besides, I've never had problems with flat-spotted
tires.
> About draining the fuel, I'd say its more important to keep the tank as
> full as possible to minimize any condensation that may form on exposed
> metal in a less-than-full tank - especially in climates where the
> temperature will fluctuate around freezing. I don't usually add a fuel
> stabilizer, although this year I have. I've never had problems come
spring
> - just install the battery and it fires right up.
> YMMV
> Rod. '70 TR6 CC55899L
>
> At 07:29 AM 30/11/99 PST, Stephen Peca wrote:
> >
> >I'm probably OK with air pressure since I didn't touch do anything.
> >
> >By the way, I realize this is a debatable topic, but I do not plan to
raise
> >the car (tires) off the ground for Winter storage. The fellow I bought
the
> >car from (in Duluth, MN where it is much colder in Winter than Chicago)
kept
> >the car in an unheated garage without raising the car and had no
> >"flatspotting" on the tires. Comments?
> >
> >Steve Peca
> >Wheaton, Illinois
> >1958 TR3A - TS23867L
> >
> >On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 10:16:20 -0500 (EST), Robert J Carley wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> While you are worrying about the gas expanding in the fuel tank when
> >> Spring comes, don't forget about the air in the tires - it will
> >> also expand.
> >>
> >> Robert Carley
> >> 73 TR6
> >
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