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Originally posted by 5V7 Dr1v3r627:
I'm worried about flat spotting the tires, but jsut as worried about the stress put on the car if placed on jack stands
The foam is high density construction foam. No flat spots.... ever!
You can get a sheet for about 20 bucks at any number of stores (Home Depot, Kent...) A full sheet will give you enough foam for 5+ years of storage.
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Thanks Bridge, guess i'm gunna have to go pick some of that up soon.
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My storage is usually from November until March or April (whenever the salt is washed away) and I haven't had any problems with flatspotting, even with the tires losing a little too much pressure. The foam is an interesting idea, though. Another suggestion would be to get some mothballs or other pest repellent and place it in the cabin, around the tires, and in the engine bay.
Also, if this is short-term storage and not long-term (a year or more) don't bother running the engine unless you take the car out for a drive. Running the engine at idle or with no load on it doesn't really do much to warm it up. Just make sure that when you put the Sta-Bil in the tank that you run the engine for 5 minutes to make sure it gets through the entire system up to the injectors and you should be fine until you pull it out again.
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Storage procedures are covered in the owners manual.
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Great tip about the foam. Thanks everyone.
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Originally posted by KyleH:
Storage procedures are covered in the owners manual.
Not everyone has an owners manual. I didn't get one until I bought my SVT.
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Originally posted by hetfield:
Also, if this is short-term storage and not long-term (a year or more) don't bother running the engine unless you take the car out for a drive. Running the engine at idle or with no load on it doesn't really do much to warm it up. Just make sure that when you put the Sta-Bil in the tank that you run the engine for 5 minutes to make sure it gets through the entire system up to the injectors and you should be fine until you pull it out again.
Good point. And to add to this, running it for a short time will not be benificial to the exhaust. Just a little run like that does not allow the exhaust to heat up all the way, and it's likely that condensation will form inside the exhaust, and unless it's stainless, the exhaust to rust from the inside out quicker.
When I store mine, I just park it in a garage. However, I will take it for a quick drive (~30 min) when the sun is shining, and the roads are dry. I have not had any probs with flat spots, and this keeps everything in check. The drive is done 1-2 times per month, weather permitting.
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I'm going to try and keep my car low on fuel when i park it... not sure if thats a good idea or not but i will run a little bit of stabil in it when the day comes. I have Car dolly's that are curved so the tire kind of sits down in them, that keeps them off the concrete and distributes the weight a little bit i think. Doesn't really bother me cuz i have an extra set of wheels to store it on 
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Originally posted by Redlineracer12:
I'm going to try and keep my car low on fuel when i park it...
Bad idea. There is a risk of corrosion for anything that is not covered by fuel. Always store a car with a full tank.
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Originally posted by DPDISXR4Ti:
Originally posted by Redlineracer12:
I'm going to try and keep my car low on fuel when i park it...
Bad idea. There is a risk of corrosion for anything that is not covered by fuel. Always store a car with a full tank.
Anyone that is familiar with gasoline aircraft engines will tell you that you must store a vehicle with a full tank. The airspace in the tank can intorduce moisture from condensaion. Also the fuel will become "stale" from additional exposure to oxygen.
You want as little air in the fuel tank as possible.
When fuel tanks were steel, you could tell how much fuel an old car had been stored with, because the top of the fuel is where the tank would eventually rust through.
Fill the tank before storage.
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