keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

[Andy F.]

My first year with a 65 parked in the cold garage for the winter. Any suggestions on if I need to and how to keep the engine warm? Thanks, Andy

[Paul H.]

Re: keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

Andy, you don't need to keep the engine warm. I have always changed the oil before winter, give it a good polishing, top off the gas tank and put it on a good battery tender. I also look for the few opportunities when the roads are clear and dry to give it a little exercise. If you can't drive it, better to let it sit than start it periodically as that will build condensation in the motor.

[Andy F.]

Re: keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

Andy, you don't need to keep the engine warm. I have always changed the oil before winter, give it a good polishing, top off the gas tank and put it on a good battery tender. I also look for the few opportunities when the roads are clear and dry to give it a little exercise. If you can't drive it, better to let it sit than start it periodically as that will build condensation in the motor.

Thanks Paul.....I was hoping you would day I had to take it to Florida for the winter

[Paul H.]

Re: keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

Thanks Paul.....I was hoping you would day I had to take it to Florida for the winter

That actually sounds alot better to me NCRS Regional in Orlando in January.

[Joe C.]

Re: keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

My first year with a 65 parked in the cold garage for the winter. Any suggestions on if I need to and how to keep the engine warm? Thanks, Andy

Hang a life sized poster of a naked Angelina Jolie next to it.

[Christopher R.]

Re: keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

The cold isn't going to hurt anything.

What will hurt the car in an unheated garage are:

1. rodents coming in out of the cold; and,
2. temperature changes that produce condensation on metal surfaces (which will make rust).

After years of struggling with these 2 things, I now put the car in a bag with dessicant.

As stated, fill the gas tank; change the oil; cover the car; and, put an automatic charger on the battery before you put the car to bed for the Winter.

[Mike M.]

Re: keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

Hang a life sized poster of a naked Angelina Jolie next to it.

i like yer body warmer. mike

[Mike M.]

Re: keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

i like yer body warmer. mike

forgot to mention if you want to keep the car chilled, hang poster of hillary and nancy. make sure ya got antifreeze that goes to minus 30.mike

[Jean C.]

Re: keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

forgot to mention if you want to keep the car chilled, hang poster of hillary and nancy. make sure ya got antifreeze that goes to minus 30.mike

What Mikie says.

Cheers,

[David C.]

Re: keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

forgot to mention if you want to keep the car chilled, hang poster of hillary and nancy. make sure ya got antifreeze that goes to minus 30.mike

Guaranteed not to get pregnant with that suggestion

[Tom K.]

Re: keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

what is a dessicant???

[Mike M.]

Re: keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

a material that adsorbs moisture. the 53-55 vettes had a desicant bag placed in the rear license plate area so that water wouldn't deposit on the underside of the plexiglass license cover.mike

[Joe C.]

Re: keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

what is a dessicant???

The drawback to using a "bag with dessicant", is that if there is a small, undetected breach in the seal, the dessicant will quickly become saturated. At this point the bag becomes a seal which traps moisture and prevents air circulation. Not a good combination.

[Paul J.]

Re: keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

what is a dessicant???

Dessicant is also in your AC dryer. It's in the little bags that you find in the box with electronic devices, etc.

[Paul J.]

Re: keeping my 65 engine warm this winter

forgot to mention if you want to keep the car chilled, hang poster of hillary and nancy. make sure ya got antifreeze that goes to minus 30.mike

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