I will be storing my 1970 buick skylark in an unheated garage for the winter months and i would like to know?

Question

what i should do to it so that its all ready to go for the spring, any suggestions for winterizing it?

Answer 1

Everything above is good. Here's another trick I've learned from storing motorcycles. Shove some steel wool up the tailpipe. Keeps rodents from using the pipe as storage/living space. Rags don't work, they just chew through it. Fiberglass insulation doesn't work, they'll just haul it off for their nest.

Answer 2

1. Clean it thoroughly inside and out first.

2. If you don't have a garage with a sealed concrete floor, then your first step is to find a suitable garage to store your vehicle in. It doesn't need to be heated, but having electricity would be handy. It does need to be a relatively tidy, secure, fully closed building with a clean, sealed concrete floor. Parking your vehicle on a dirt or stone surface (or on unsealed concrete) will allow moisture to reach the under carriage. Not good. Rust can do bad things to a vehicle.

3. The next step is to wash and wax the outside of your vehicle. Pay special attention to the under carriage. Make sure there's no dirt, mud, snow, ice or salt from the roads on the frame, or in the wheel wells.

4. If your vehicle hasn't got a full tank of gas, then head to the nearest gasoline station and fill it up. You'll also need to buy a fuel stabilizer so the gasoline won't turn into gunk while your vehicle's stored.

5. You should check the fluids in your vehicle. If any are low, top them off. Change the oil, though, and replace the oil filter as well. Don't forget to check the radiator coolant if you live in an area of the country that experiences cold winters. Make sure the coolant will protect the radiator when the mercury dips low. If not, flush the radiator out and add new coolant.

6. The next step to properly store your vehicle is to remove the spark plugs. Pour some oil into the cylinders to help prevent rust from the inside, and from getting on the pistons and valves as well. Replace the plugs and move onto the next task.

7. Unhook the battery cables and remove the battery from the vehicle you're going to store.

8. While you're under the hood, this is a good time to place some smelly mothballs around the engine. Concentrate on wires, rubber hoses and plastic caps- things that rodents love to chew on.

Answer 3

Also, raise the car on jack stands so the tires don't get flat spots from sitting in one place all winter. Do add fuel stabilizer like Stabil to the gas and run it before storing to keep the gas from varnishing up. Some guys pull the plugs and squirt some oil into every cylinder hole to lube the rings before putting plugs back in. It may smoke a little in spring. You'll have some rust on the brakes in spring that you'll have to contend with too. Disconnect battery and charge weekly or better yet, run a slow trickle charger with automatic shutoff or battery maintainer on it over winter to keep it from going dead.

Answer 4

first get some fuel stabilizer and dry gas and add to your tank just before your last fill up. check the antifreeze and make sure its a 50/50 concentration. check trans fluid, p/s fluid, and rear end fluid. and change your oil and filter. acids build up in the crankcase and will cause corrosion. fresh oil for storage helps. put mouse traps out under the car. no poison. dead mice that hide in cars will stink. in the spring start the car and warm it up and change the fluids. all the fluids. including brake and power-steering flush. this will get rid of all the condensation and water that built up in there over the winter. also if your really ocd about cars like I am get some sea-foam and follow the directions on the can. hope this helps.

Answer 5

Change your oil and filter, flush radiator and replenish with fresh antifreeze. Test with a prestone tester to ensure there is sufficent freeze protection and disconnect battery to prevent corrosion and discharge. You can keep battery on a charger and once fully charged it will maintain a trickle charge so its ready when you are.

Answer 6

probably start it up every week or so to warm it up so it doesn't stall on you or not start up in the spring