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dashboard · 2K+ Club

Winters on the way, time to start putting them away

Lost in the 60s · President

I moved my injured '66 from the floor to the top bunk of the lift yesterday and parked the '38 on the floor under it. I can stack more "stuff" behind the '38, being 2 feet shorter...

jim larson · 2K+ Club

Hunted SD, on the Friday after thanksgiving in a T-shirt. Also hunted dear on the 25th in -25 below. Let’s hope or the former.

ghaasl · Active Member

Still need to get mine out a couple more times. Planning on taking my 3.5 year old nephew for a little cruise around the neighborhood this afternoon and maybe a full rip tomorrow. I see the white stuff is forecast for a week from this coming Tuesday.

bowtie · Secretary

I got as far as pulling my cover out. Still need to do the basics but that will come this week. I don't do much more than fill the tank, add Sea-Bil, put carpet squares under the tires (they stick to the floor) and toss the cover on it.

Lost in the 60s · President

Bryan, is that Sea Foam or Sta-bil ? Long ago, I had some carbs on small engines gum up with Sta-bil and switched to Sea Foam 20 yrs ago from Sta-bil and have never had an issue since. I buy it in the gallon size and put it in all my lawn equipment and cars and Harley for storage.

Derek69SS · Founding Member

I bought (2) 40' shipping containers a few weeks ago, and filled them up yesterday. I put cars in them for this winter so I can focus on sorting and selling parts in the shop (with heat and lights).

container 1: 1947 Ford 2N tractor, '55 Chevy, '06 Corvette
container 2: 1926 Ford Model T, '68 Chevelle, 1953 Ford Jubilee tractor

I'm watching the weather to see if I'm going to be going drag racing next Saturday, or if I'm done with it for the season. If I'm done with it, I can put it up on the 4-post, and park Jenna's Trans-Am under it.

Next spring I'm going to completely rearrange things, and put up pallet-racking in the containers and get all the "clutter" out of my shop.

Lost in the 60s · President

Wow, your shop must be almost empty now... LOL. I wouldn't know how to behave, if I wasn't constantly moving "clutter" from one place to another in my shop.
The only issue I've found with pallet racking is... it's too deep and stuff gets lost/forgotten at the back. My heavy duty shelving keeps things more in focus and I can find them quicker.

Derek69SS · Founding Member

Lost in the 60s wrote:
Wow, your shop must be almost empty now... LOL.

Empty? Not even close... room to work? yes.

bowtie · Secretary

bowtie wrote:
I got as far as pulling my cover out. Still need to do the basics but that will come this week. I don't do much more than fill the tank, add Sea-Bil, put carpet squares under the tires (they stick to the floor) and toss the cover on it.

It's always been Sta-Bil for me with no issues.

Jon H · 1K+ Club

I used Sta-bil years ago and everything I put it in was hard to start in the spring. For the last 15-20 years I use nothing. Come spring everything starts with NO issues, cars, tractor, chain saw, blowers, trimmers, etc. I don't believe our winters are that long that gas deteriorates to the point of causing issues. I start things in the spring and burn out the old and put in fresh. I can only say it works for me.

Derek69SS · Founding Member

I put non-ethanol gas in everything that gets parked for the season, and don't use any fuel stabilizers.

more ambition than brains · 1K+ Club

Non- ethanol Premium here too.

The Camaros, Trailblazer, Burn it anyway.

Others, 1964 Cutlass, 1937 Chevrolet, and 1956 Chevrolet burn it just because.

Three seasonal trucks, 2 wd Suburban, 3/4 ton GMC extended cab and a 1/2 ton Extended Cab usually get last two fills of Premium too if I remember.

Both Ron and Scots A-body Elky and G-body Elky are on premium 24-7, 365 days also.

I did put Sta-Bil in one last fall, Silverado it never moved this year and will sit till next, we shall see, all stored seasonal vehicles are in heated locations with de-humidifiers except one.

All small engines, get premium also.

Karl

-- Edited by more ambition than brains on Tuesday 24th of October 2023 09:49:11 AM

Bobs_Place · Vice President

I usually use Sea Foam in all the stuff that sits but didn't think it was that important until I ended up with carb problems with both my 40HP and 25HP outboard motors. Didn't get it in the gas before I stored them one season, these engines typically sit for 8 to 10 months without use. Since then I always get it in the gas on the marine stuff, my 25 sat for 3-4 year because of covid and only used on Canada, started and ran without any issues. The cars and other small engines don't ever seem to be a problem but I still try to treat the fuel just as a precaution.

Lost in the 60s · President

Our 3 drivers, TSX, CR-V and Silverado run on oxygenated gas. Everything else with an engine around here runs on non-oxy, as Karl said, 365 days a year. I still like to use the Sea Foam as a start up for a little cylinder lubrication after sitting. It's the ethanol that will separate in a short time and settle in a bowl, jet, passageway, etc that can create an issue.
An interesting side note. In 2009, my dad, finally, told me to take his boat home from the lake. It was a 1977 Glasstron he had bought new, and had last been in the water in about 1984. It sat in the garage at the cabin since then. I pulled it out, cleaned it up and put a muff on the lower unit for water. He asked what I thought I was going to do, and I said "start it". He laughed and said it will never run on 25 yr old gas, but I knew better. I put a battery in, checked all the wiring and point gap and poured a little down the carb and cranked it. It started very quickly. He was astounded. We launched it and I ran it across the lake to fill the tank with fresh gas at the marina. Never flushed the tank or lines, but checked the fuel filter a few times and it stayed clean.