Definitive Guide to Winter Storage of Zed
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Thanks for the advice!
Couple of questions:
1 - I have RFT - should i over inflate it to prevent flat spots? Or jack up the car and rotate the tires twice a month?
2 - The car is parked in an unheated garage on concrete. Should I put a tarp under it to keep it away from moist?
3 - About the antifreeze thing, the coolant already contains antifreeze right? so no need to flush and add, as it is already topped up.
Thanks for the answers!
Vince
Couple of questions:
1 - I have RFT - should i over inflate it to prevent flat spots? Or jack up the car and rotate the tires twice a month?
2 - The car is parked in an unheated garage on concrete. Should I put a tarp under it to keep it away from moist?
3 - About the antifreeze thing, the coolant already contains antifreeze right? so no need to flush and add, as it is already topped up.
Thanks for the answers!
Vince
One thing that seems to be missed of the winter prep list is to make sure the screen washer bottle is filled with a very strong solution of anti freeze screen wash and also make sure that its pulled thro the pipes including the headlamp washers.
This omission cost me £120 in my Disco a few years ago and I've also seen pipes freeze and push off connections in a pals Volvo.
This omission cost me £120 in my Disco a few years ago and I've also seen pipes freeze and push off connections in a pals Volvo.
Carol M said:I've reported the above post and the one above Inks.
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Edit by CJ - Deleted and banned him (and some others)
Nice one CJ
inkey$ said:
Thanks Inks, I think so too :lol:
Btw Carol - stopped in Westerham Kent Sunday night. Saw the only other identical car I can recall to yours, resplendent in its yellow. Looked very nice
cj10jeeper said:Btw Carol - stopped in Westerham Kent Sunday night. Saw the only other identical car I can recall to yours, resplendent in its yellow. Looked very nice
There's another one round here somewhere. I saw it once. I was in my Freelander on my way home and I saw it. I thought someone had nicked mine! The relief when I got back and it was still there.
The colour does look much better in the metal, wins some doubters over when they see it in real life.
a340driver
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Anything up to a couple of months, I really wouldn't bother with any special preparation. But beyond that, the only problems I've had are:
1. Spiders setting up house in the car. So I spray the interior with Raid before closing it up.
2. Rabbits eating the HT leads and nesting in the engine bay. I don't leave it for months at a time on the grass on rabbit ridden RAF stations anymore. Because I don't have to
Neither are problems I've had with current cars thankfully! I don't have to go away on long detachments anymore.
The LRB (Little Red Bastard) will be driven, at least weekly throughout the winter. Because it's fun.
1. Spiders setting up house in the car. So I spray the interior with Raid before closing it up.
2. Rabbits eating the HT leads and nesting in the engine bay. I don't leave it for months at a time on the grass on rabbit ridden RAF stations anymore. Because I don't have to
Neither are problems I've had with current cars thankfully! I don't have to go away on long detachments anymore.
The LRB (Little Red Bastard) will be driven, at least weekly throughout the winter. Because it's fun.
