As this will be my 1st winter season with a Morgan in the garage, can anyone recommend the best things to do to see the vehicle through to next spring unscathed? My garage isn't heated, but I do intend to use the car at every opportunity if the weather allows.
I really don't think you can beat using the car as often as possible throughout the year, if it IS left standing for any period of time, then obvious issues are:
-cylinder seals may perish
-sludging of fuel
-need to be careful about the brake fluid ( hygroscopic)
- handbrake seizing ( never park it with the h/b on)
- tyre flattening ( need either to put up on jacksmor 'wheel' it at intervals
More generally, if you DO use it, watch the salt on the roads, that's the real killer
Myself, although I have a fairly air- tight garage, I don't use a d/humidifer becuase past experience has tols me that all I'm doing is creating a water supply- as soon as the D/H is taking it out, a fresh air supply, complete with moisture is coming in.
I use a HoE soft cover, which I take off at intervals and dry and if there is going to bae any kind of non use periosd, I use a CarCoon
I also make sure all seams, beads etc are dry and treated with Tectyl
So far, i've not had a ny problems
HTH
G
