OK car collectors - here is a problem I am STILL concerned about.
How do you keep those little rodents - mostly MICE - from attacking
your classic vehicle over the winter. YES, I do store my vehicle in a garage,
but it is unheated. So far I have been lucky, and not had
any mice set-up home in my 1967 coupe, but want to KEEP IT
THAT WAY.
I have heard that "BOUNCE" fabric softner sheets will work if
placed in the motor compartment and in the interrior. I don't know
this for sure, but have been told this.
ANY IDEAS ON HOW TO KEEP THE MICE OUT of my classic
car??
Thank you.
Joseph2097
Set some mouse traps around the car. If you have kids they have a sticky pads that sticks to the mouse adn there non-toxic that way you get no brocken fingers!!!!
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Yeah, that's pretty much it, just check it every once in a while to make sure no moisture is getting trapped under the cover, and drive it till its almost out of gas, just enough to get you back to a station when you take her out of storage so the gas won't go bad.
I would advise against storing any vehicle with an almost empty gas tank. That leaves way too much volume for condensation and unless you are in a temperature/humidity controlled environment you will get condensation. A full tank and fuel conditioner is the way to go.
Also, I'm not convinced that starting the car every so often and running it for a short while is a good idea. If you don't run it long enough to dry out the exhaust system the condensation will promote corrosion (Yes Johnny, stainless steel does rust and corrode). I think if I had to store my stang for the winter I would invest in one of those air tight plastic enclosures, put some dessicant inside, vacuum all the air out and not bother it until spring other than to check on the vacuum level once in a while.
Not sure how much truth there is to this, but I've heard if you park a vehicle over the winter to park it over a layer of lime (or calcium oxide for you chemistry nerds out there). Supposedly, the lime is suppose to remove the mosture from the air and prevent condensation, and ultimately, rust.
I've never actually looked into it, but several people around here do it and claim it works.
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I will be storing my 2000 GT for the winter months here in WI... 1st time storing a car ,does anything in particular need to be done. It will most likely be kept in a storage unit . i was gonna cover it and maybe every other week start her up and let run to operating temp to get fluids moving. or is that a bad idea. winter is coming fast here.
deff start it up every week or other week and let it get to temp.
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I'm about to store mine too.I dunno if youre worried about mice...I'm taking extra caution. Mothballs around the wheels. peppermint oil for inside the car I hear is also a good idea. Nothin worse than the smell of dead mice, mouse piss or worse yet, cooked(on motor) dead mice. any other ideas would be great. Heard bounce sheets...and irish spring too.
I will be storing my 2000 GT for the winter months here in WI... 1st time storing a car ,does anything in particular need to be done. It will most likely be kept in a storage unit . i was gonna cover it and maybe every other week start her up and let run to operating temp to get fluids moving. or is that a bad idea. winter is coming fast here.
Fill the gas to full, put in a fule stablelizer (how ever you spell that) in the gas, fill the tires up to the right p.s.i ( for less flat spots on the tires"). Starting the car up is a good thing. Let it run around 15-20 mins. And your fine. I do this every year in wisconsin and I'm fine. If you disconnect the battery that to will help the batt if you dont run it every week.
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Well, just pulled the car into the garage for winter. Wondering if I should restore the stock tune in the 2008 GT before I disconnect the batt???? Any other tips...I got mothballs ready for around the tires and gonna put on jack stands to avoid the flat spots.
Sounds like everyone has a different idea on what works!
I personally fill up the tank, add fuel stabilizer, yank the battery and throw the cover on - that's it. That seems to be the near-universally accepted minimum from what I've read - the rest seems to be optional depending on your level of paranoia! I did add some cloth to the tail pipes to thwart any clever mice, but I also have a good cat for that purpose too.
I stored the battery in the basement last year on some wood and come spring it was fine. With the car having sat for 4 months in my unheated garage, I changed the oil, reinstalled the battery and fired it up. She fired up first time.
As for flat spots in the rubber, all I did to was roll the car back a foot or so every month (and then forward the next month) to protect against any possible problems. No flats were noted. To be honest, I'm not sure that modern rubber would develop flat spots in storage - I could be wrong though, I was wrong once before...
I dunno if youre worried about mice...I'm taking extra caution. Mothballs around the wheels. peppermint oil for inside the car I hear is also a good idea. Nothin worse than the smell of dead mice, mouse piss or worse yet, cooked(on motor) dead mice. any other ideas would be great. Heard bounce sheets...and irish spring too.
