Good evening folks. So, because it is a slow news day i thought a simple question might be interesting? Every year i try to winterise the car but that has sunk to simply putting it up on wood blocks to stop the tyres from developing flat spots. I am sure i should be doing much more so thats the question, what do you guys & gals do? I should add that the car is in an open front car barn under a full car weathershield cover.
You can do all the things recommended below and indeed enjoy doing them. Nothing like a good potter! But the basic minimum is to keep the car dry and with a decent airflow to take away any condensation. If your car has carbs then it make sense to drain them to avoid the evaporation of fuel and the formation of gum in the jets.. As for the fuel in the tank, my inclination would be to leave the tank as empty as possible to fill with fresh fuel from containers at the start of the next season - having a full tank will slow down the absorption of water in the alcohols but wont stop it. As for tyres, I have never bothered doing more than maybe adding a few psi. Any flat spots, and I cant say I have ever noticed any, would disappear in just a few wheel rotations. One final point - engine wear is worst at start up. Before I realised this I had the habit of starting my Stag engine every monht and running it to warm up. A month gave time for oil to drain so the monthly start ups eventuall knackered the engine. It took time after start for the thick oil to reach the cams which ran in line bored housings in the ally heads and thats what went. So come the next season, take out the plugs and turn the engine over to get oil pressure before firi9ng up
